Business Certificate of Concentration
Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Atlantic once said, “A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.” That is what the Business Concentration strives to provide for interested students. The demands and complexities of a global economy require a strong basis in business law. To fulfill the Business Concentration, students complete a series of courses designed to equip new lawyers with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in a legal career with a business emphasis. This concentration is for students interested in pursuing a general business practice or a specialized business practice such as bankruptcy, corporate, commercial, employment, international, or real estate law.
How to Apply
Apply by submitting the online application, which requires that you attach your resume. This application should be submitted at the earliest stages of your planning but, in no event, after the add/drop deadline of your final law-school term.
Requirements & Curriculum
Students must complete Business Associations and the required number of core and elective courses designated below. With the approval of the Director of the Business Law Concentration, a tax or business course of at least two units, whether domestic or international, not included on the list of elective courses may be substituted. If a student completes more than one core course, the additional core course(s) will automatically be applied toward the satisfaction of the requirement for elective courses. 12 to 16 units are required for the completion of the Business Law Concentration.
| 12 to 16 units are required for completion of Concentration | ||
| REQUIRED COURSE | ||
| LAW 151 | Business Associations | 4 |
| CORE COURSES (complete one) *If a student completes more than one Core Course, the additional course(s) will automatically be applied toward the satisfaction of the requirement for Elective Courses. | ||
| LAW 210 | Business Planning | 2-3 |
| LAW 220 | Banking Law | 3 |
| LAW 225 | Bankruptcy | 2-3 |
| LAW 255 | Federal Securities Regulations | 3 |
| LAW 260 | Commercial Law | 3 |
| LAW 300 | Federal Income Taxation | 3 |
| LAW 310 | Taxation of Business Entities | 3 |
| LAW 433 | Employment Law | 3 |
| LAW 500 | Administrative Law | 3 |
| LAW 555 | Labor Law | 3 |
| LAW 625 | International Business Transactions | 3 |
| ELECTIVE COURSES (complete three) | ||
| LAW 214 | Small Business Seminar | 2 |
| LAW 240 | Insurance Law | 2-3 |
| LAW 257 | Making Deals | 2 |
| LAW 280 | U.S. Antitrust and International Competition Law | 2 |
| LAW 297 | Sports Law | 2-3 |
| LAW 302 | Estate and Gift Tax/Estate Planning | 3 |
| LAW 325 | Taxation of Real Estate Transactions | 3 |
| LAW 340 | Tax Practice and Procedure | 2 |
| LAW 375 | U.S. Taxation of International Transactions | 3 |
| LAW 405 | Worker's Compensation Law | 2 |
| LAW 410 | White Collar Crime | 2 |
| LAW 503 | Legislation and Statutory Interpretation | 3 |
| LAW 507 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| LAW 560 | Land Use Planning | 2 |
| LAW 586 | Federal Indian Law | 2-3 |
| LAW 617 | Practice and Business of Cannabis Law | 2 |
| LAW 630 | International Banking | 2 |
| LAW 635 | Transnational Litigation | 3 |
| LAW 647 | International Economic Law | 2 |
| LAW 650 | European Union Law | 1-3 |
| LAW 675 | U.S. & International Sale of Goods | 2 |
| LAW 689 | International Arbitration | 3 |
| LAW 699F | Cybersecurity Law & Policy | 1-2 |
| Choose only one of the following Intellectual Property Courses (2-3 units): | ||
| Copyright Law | ||
| Patent Law | ||
| Survey of Intellectual Property Law | ||
| Trademark Law | ||
| International Intellectual Property | ||
| One Externship or Legal Clinic with a tax or business law focus (advance approval required) | 2-4 | |
Questions?
Professor Christine Manolakas, Director of the Business Certificate of Concentration: cmanolakas@pacific.edu | 916.739.7110
