LAW 708 - Financial Literacy For Lawyers

Credits: 1
Prerequisites: 2L class standing.
Description: A brief, yet intense, one-week course, exposing students to basic financial statements; sources of business capital; mergers and acquisitions; deal structure; and how lawyers encounter these subjects in their professional lives. The course takes a real-world, versus theoretical, approach to the subject matter. The objective is to provide students with a basic understanding of financial vocabulary and core concepts, which will not only assist them in other business courses, but also better equip them to encounter business concepts in their careers.