Students

Students may affiliate with the Center for Business and Financial Law either as Harlan Scholars or as Associates.

Affiliating with the Center provides students the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills in business and financial services law by concentrating their course of study, working directly with faculty members and alumni affiliated with the Center, and participating in projects and events sponsored by the Center.

Student affiliates should also consider joining the CBFL Fellowship program, which entails students taking a leadership role in the Center's projects and programming and potentially qualifying for paid positions and scholarship funds.

Curriculum

Students that affilated with the CBFL must meet the follwing curricular requirements:  

1. Students must take each of the following core courses and should do so as early as possible in their course scheduling

Accounting for Lawyers (2 credits, students can "place" out of this course, if they have an undergraduate degree in Accounting or have taken an undergraduate or graduate course in Basic Accounting and received a grade of B+ or higher.)


Corporations (4 credits, ideally in the fall after the first year.)


Federal Income Tax: Individual (4 credits) 


Securities Regulation (4 credits, ideally in the spring after the first year.)

2. Third Year Capstone Experience (Fourth Year for Evening Division students)

This requirement may be fulfilled by writing a Business/Corporate Law-oriented Note for Law Review or by enrolling in the Center's Capstone Seminar or another seminar or tutorial taught by faculty affiliated with the Center. In each case, a substantial research paper will be required. In special cases, students may obtain approval for other special projects in the area of business law.

3. At least two of the following courses

Agency, Partnership and Limited Liability Entities 


Bankruptcy


Bankruptcy: Chapter 11


Broker-Dealer Regulation


Business Law Issues in Structuring the Closely Held Enterprise


Corporate Finance


Corporate Fraud and Corporate Disclosure


Corporate Governance


Derivatives Market Regulation Seminar


Federal Income Tax: Corporate


Federal Income Tax: Partnerships


Federal Regulation of Mutual Funds


Mergers and Acquisitions


Secured Transactions


Securities Arbitration Clinic

 4. Students should also seriously consider taking any of the following courses

Antitrust Law


Banking Law


Charitable Organizations


Drafting: Contracts


Insurance Law


International Business Transactions


International Finance


Law Firms


Municipal Finance


Negotiation, Counseling and Interviewing


Sales and Payment Systems