Business Law and Tax Law CURRICULUM MAP
This map seeks to help guide you in selecting courses if you are interested in pursuing a career in business law, tax law, or concentrating your studies in these areas. As a general proposition, we strongly encourage you to pursue a broad legal education that balances fundamental courses (including bar courses), your specific professional interests, and classes that appeal to you for any reason. This page provides basic advice and gives information about the courses and other offerings in this area made available by the College of Law. Please also note that a Certificate in Business Law is available. We encourage you to seek one-on-one guidance in designing your 2L and 3L curriculum from one of the faculty advisors listed below. In addition, the Dean of Students and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs are always happy to meet with students for general academic advising and for designing curricular paths.
Sequencing As a general rule, fundamental courses should be taken before more specialized courses. In this field, you should take Business Organizations in your 2L year, preferably in the probably do so in the fall of your 2L year. You may also want to take Federal Income Tax and/or Commercial Law in your 2Lyear. Experiential Opportunities Civil, Judicial, and Transactional Externships (including with the IRS, SEC, and bankruptcy courts) Competitions Transactional LawMeet Tax Competition Negotiation Competition Pro Bono Opportunities Debtors’ Counseling Clinic Medical-Legal Clinic Street Law Student Organizations Business Law Society Student IP Law Association Faculty Advisors Prof. Christine Kim Prof. Nancy McLaughlin Prof. Chris Peterson Prof. Jeff Schwartz
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Fundamental Courses Business Organizations Commercial Law Drafting Contracts Federal Income Tax
Cluster Areas Business Law Securities Law Bankruptcy Law Deals M&A Consumer Law Corporate Finance Bankruptcy Bankruptcy Int’l Bankruptcy Corporate Finance
Tax Tax. of Business Entities Business Planning Int’l Tax Real Estate Real Estate Drafting Real Estate Development Real Estate Finance Land Use Control Takings
Entrepreneurship Securities Law Business Planning Deals M&A IP Transactions IP Survey Patent Law Entrepreneurship Law
Elective Courses in Additional Areas Relevant Seminar* Antitrust* Conflict Management* Conservation Easements* Employment Law Energy Law* Environmental Law Estate Planning Int’l Business Transactions* Int’l Foreign Investment* International Taxation * May not be offered every year.
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Mediation and Adv. Negotiation Mining Law* Non-Profit Organizations* Oil & Gas Law* Real Estate Development Real Estate Finance Taxation of Business Entities Trial Advocacy Seminar in Business or Tax Law Trademarks* Trusts and Estates
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