LGLS 4030 - Lawyers and the Legal Profession

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: BUSA 2106 or LGLS 3020 or LGLS 3610 or consent of instructor.
Requirements: Must meet RCB upper division course requirements and 45 semester hours.

Description
Students will study the legal process and the primary actors in that process: lawyers, judges, and clients. The course will utilize a variety of resources and learning techniques, including propular fiction and non-fiction books and movies as well as guest speakers and extensive class discussion. The course will be on particular benefit to current and future businesspeople who want to be better able to manage their businesses’ inevitable encounters with the law and lawyers. This benefit will flow from students gaining a better understanding of the legal process, the role of the primary actors in the process, how they think and act, and why.