Corporate Law: Year 1
Introduction to Law: Understanding the legal system, legal reasoning, and constitution.
- Week 1: Legal systems around the world, common law vs civil law
- Week 2: Introduction to legal reasoning and case law analysis
- Week 3: Understanding the constitution, the three branches of government
- Week 4: Constitutional law, civil rights, and civil liberties
Principles of Contract Law: Basics of contractual agreements.
- Week 1: Introduction to contracts, elements of a contract
- Week 2: Formation of contracts, offer and acceptance
- Week 3: Contractual obligations, performance, and breach
- Week 4: Remedies for breach of contract
Introduction to Corporate Law: Corporate structure, and governance.
- Week 1: Basics of corporate law, types of corporations
- Week 2: Formation and dissolution of corporations
- Week 3: Directors, officers, and shareholders
- Week 4: Fiduciary duties, corporate governance principles
Legal Research and Writing: Effective legal research and legal document writing.
- Week 1: Introduction to legal research, primary and secondary sources
- Week 2: Online legal research tools, evaluating sources
- Week 3: Introduction to legal writing, case briefs, and memos
- Week 4: Advanced legal writing, drafting contracts, and other legal documents
- Week 1: Overview of business entities (sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, LLC)
- Week 2: Formation, operation, and management of each business entity
- Week 3: Dissolution and winding up of each business entity
- Week 4: Comparing and contrasting business entities, choosing the right entity
Partnership and Agency Law: Legal regulations for partnerships and agencies.
- Week 1: Basics of partnership law, types of partnerships
- Week 2: Formation and dissolution of partnerships
- Week 3: Basics of agency law, principal-agent relationship
- Week 4: Rights, duties, and liabilities in agency, termination of agency
Securities Law – Part I: Introduction to securities, financial markets, and regulations.
- Week 1: Introduction to securities, types of securities
- Week 2: Understanding financial markets and their structure
- Week 3: Overview of securities regulation, Securities Act of 1933
- Week 4: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), role, and functions
Securities Law – Part II: Advanced study of securities regulations and compliance.
- Week 1: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trading, and reporting requirements
- Week 2: Securities fraud and insider trading
- Week 3: Compliance procedures and regulatory enforcement
- Week 4: Advanced topics – Investment Company Act of 1940, Investment Advisers Act of 1940
Introduction to Employment Law: Basic laws governing employer-employee relationships.
- Week 1: Employment contracts and at-will employment
- Week 2: Wage and hour laws, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Week 3: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), other leave laws
- Week 4: Workers’ compensation, workplace safety
Advanced Employment Law: Discrimination, labor relations, and occupational safety laws.
- Week 1: Employment discrimination laws, Title VII, ADA, ADEA
- Week 2: Sexual harassment and retaliation in the workplace
- Week 3: Labor law, National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), unionization
- Week 4: Occupational safety and health laws, OSHA regulations
Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights: Basics of copyrights, patents, and trademarks.
- Week 1: Basics of intellectual property law, types of IP
- Week 2: Copyright basics, protections, and infringement
- Week 3: Patent basics, patentability, and infringement
- Week 4: Trademark basics, protections, and infringement
Advanced Intellectual Property Rights: Licensing, IP litigation, and international IP laws.
- Week 1: Licensing of copyrights, patents, and trademarks
- Week 2: IP litigation, remedies, and defenses
- Week 3: Trade secret law, protection, and misappropriation
- Week 4: International IP laws, treaties, and agreements.
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