LAW 699 In-House Corporate Practice
This course focuses on the role of "in-house" legal counsel in the corporate context. The organization of the corporate law department will be discussed, including those functions within corporations handled generally by in-house lawyers and the relationship of in-house counsel to outside counsel. A sampling of specialties of in-house corporate practice will be presented, as well as the in-house lawyer's role in transactional matters such as mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and major contract projects. Class sessions will frequently include visiting General Counsel who will speak on issues relevant to their practices. Contemporary business issues will be discussed and students will be required to keep current by reading business papers and journals. Students will be graded on the basis of a final paper.
Prerequisite
Business Associations is a pre- or co-requisite.