Required Courses
- Business Organizations (3 or 4 credits)
- Lawyer as Business Owner (3 credits)
- Transactions and Settlements (3 credits)
- Commercial Law Survey (3 credits) or Secured Transactions (3 credits)
If both courses are taken, one will serve as a required course. The other course will be an elective.
Elective course areas
Select courses to meet your certificate and professional objectives.
Nine elective credits are required to complete a Law and Business Certificate. Four of those nine elective credits must be in experiential learning for a minimum of 21 credits.
Advising Formation and Management of a Small Business
16 credits available
- The Start-Up Business Enterprise (3 credits)
- Business Regulation and Compliance (3 credits)
- Negotiations (3 credits)
- Business Entity Taxations (4 credits)
- Business Ethics (3 credits)
Business Development
15 credits available
- Business Regulation and Compliance (3 credits)
- Employment Discrimination (3 credits)
- Deals and Disputes (3 credits)
- International Business Transactions (3 credits)
- The Start-Up Business Enterprise (3 credits)
Clinic
- Business Law Clinic experiential (2 credits)
- Employment Discrimination Mediation Clinic experiential (3 credits)
- Intellectual Property Clinic experiential (credits vary)
Compliance
9 credits available
- Compliance Externship experiential (3 credits)
- Business Regulation & Compliance (3 credits)
- Securities Regulation (3 credits)
- Banking Law OR Antitrust (3 credits)
- General Practice: Skills Practicum (3 or 5 credits)
- Deals and Disputes (3 credits)
Data Management and Technology
14 credits available
- Securities Regulation (3 credits)
- Information Law and Governance (3 credits)
- Secured Transactions (highly recommended, bar exam course) (3 credits)
- Trade Secret Law (2 credits)
- Trademark Law (3 credits)
Externship
- Independent Externship experiential (credits vary) must be approved by the Center for Law and Business director
- Law & Business Externship experiential (4 credits)
Firm Management
15 credits available
- Business Regulation and Compliance (3 credits)
- Business Ethics (3 credits)
- Employment Discrimination (3 credits)
- Employment Law (3 credits)
- The Start-Up Business Enterprise (3 credits)
General Counsel
13 credits available
- Deals and Dispute Resolution OR Negotiations (3 credits)
- Modern Real Estate Transactions (3 credits)
- Mergers & Acquisitions (4 credits)
- Negotiation (3 credits)
Intellectual Property
11 credits available
- Intellectual Property Clinic experiential (credits vary)
- Intellectual Asset Management (3 credits)
- Intellectual Property Licensing (3 credits)
- Intellectual Property Remedies (2 credits)
- Trademark Law (3 credits)
- Business of IP (varies)
International
9 or more credits available
- Business Ethics (3 credits)
- Information Law and Governance (3 credits)
- International Business Transactions (3 credits)
- London Summer Program
- Information Policy, Protection and Cybersecurity
The Business of Legal Practice
29 credits available
- Business Entity Taxation (4 credits)
- Business Regulation and Compliance (3 credits)
- Corporate Accounting & Finance OR Corporate Finance (2 credits)
- Deals and Disputes (3 credits)
- Employment Discrimination (3 credits)
- Employment Law (3 credits)
- International Business Transactions (3 credits)
- Negotiations (3 credits)
- Legal Practicum: Business Practice (1-5 credits)
Modern Real Estate
16 credits available
- Modern Real Estate Transactions (3 credits)
- Deals and Disputes (3 credits)
- Negotiations (3 credits)
- Mergers & Acquisitions (4 credits)
- Secured Transactions (3 credits) highly recommended, bar exam course
Project/Project Portfolio Management
13 credits available
- Business Regulation and Compliance (3 credits)
- Corporate Accounting & Finance (2 credits)
- Deals and Disputes (3 credits)
- General Practice: Skills Practicum (3 or 5 credits)
Practicum
- Legal Practicum: Business Practice (1-5 credits)
- Legal Practicum: General Practice-Skills Practicum (3 or 5 credits)
Risk Management
17 credits available
- Antitrust (3 credits)
- Bankruptcy (3 credits)
- Corporate Accounting & Finance (2 credits)
- Secured Transactions (3 credits)
- Business Regulation and Compliance (3 credits)
- Deals and Disputes (3 credits)
Tax
14 credits available
- Business Entity Taxation (4 credits)
- Corporate Accounting and Finance OR Corporate Finance (2 credits)
- Income Tax (3 or 4 credits)
- Mergers & Acquisitions (4 credits)
Dual Degree J.D./M.B.A./Domestic or International
- Hamline University
- A British University
Sample Areas of Specialization
- Business Analytics
- Finance
- Leadership and Change Management
- Marketing