LAW881
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FINANCIAL BASICS FOR LAWYERS
Course Title
FINANCIAL BASICS FOR LAWYERS
Course Number
881
Min
2
Course Types
CR/NC Grading
Credit Type
NON-GPA COURSES
Description
This course will introduce students to fundamental business, economic, and finance concepts that lawyers need to know in order to advise their clients effectively in a wide variety of practice areas, including civil litigation, public interest law, family law, estate planning, real estate and environmental law, healthcare law, intellectual property law, business law, and tax law, among others. Some topics include: time value of money; equity, debt, and other financial instruments; accounting and financial statements; public markets and our financial system; and the relevance of these concepts to the practice of law.
While there are numbers and math in this course, this course is specifically intended for students who have little or no background in business, finance, and economics.
NOTE: Students with strong business, economics, or finance backgrounds should not enroll, and students who have taken or are enrolled in Corporate Finance may not take this course.
While there are numbers and math in this course, this course is specifically intended for students who have little or no background in business, finance, and economics.
NOTE: Students with strong business, economics, or finance backgrounds should not enroll, and students who have taken or are enrolled in Corporate Finance may not take this course.