Description

This course will examine the law and practice of business organizations and the paralegal’s potential functions in this area of law. You will begin with an examination of basic agency law, followed by a study of the fundamental structure and most important legal doctrines relating to general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, small closely-held corporations and large publicly-traded corporations.

Business law is not, in itself, a field of law. Rather, it is the study of how civil (and sometimes criminal) law affects the operation of businesses. Any study of business is increasingly concerned with the legal environment. This course is designed to provide you with the information you need to work under the supervision of counsel in the legal department of a corporation or to assist attorneys that specialize in providing counsel to businesses. It will also provide the general public with knowledge of the legal environment in which businesses operate.

Textbooks

There are no required texts for this topic.

Highly Recommended Legal Resources:

• Gilbert Pocket Size Law Dictionary, 3rd Edition. West Academic
• Paralegal Career for Dummies, 3rd Edition. Hoboken: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2024 by Lisa Zimmer Hatch and Scott A. Hatch

For more information, call CLS by BARBRI at 800.522.7737 or visit their Online Store to order.

Course Notes

This course will examine the law and practice of business organizations and the paralegal’s potential functions in this area of law. You will begin with an examination of basic agency law, followed by a study of the fundamental structure and most important legal doctrines relating to general partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, small closely-held corporations and large publicly-traded corporations.

Business law is not, in itself, a field of law. Rather, it is the study of how civil (and sometimes criminal) law affects the operation of businesses. Any study of business is increasingly concerned with the legal environment. This course is designed to provide you with the information you need to work under the supervision of counsel in the legal department of a corporation or to assist attorneys that specialize in providing counsel to businesses. It will also provide the general public with knowledge of the legal environment in which businesses operate.

Textbooks

There are no required texts for this topic.

Highly Recommended Legal Resources:

• Gilbert Pocket Size Law Dictionary, 3rd Edition. West Academic.
• Paralegal Career for Dummies, 3rd Edition. Hoboken: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2024 by Lisa Zimmer Hatch and Scott A. Hatch

Prerequisite: You must have completed the Paralegal Certificate course.

FAQs
​​For more information, call CLS by BARBRI at 800.522.7737 or visit their Online Store to order.

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