Prior to graduation, students must take at least one course in each of the following areas:
Code Course
Skills/Experiential Course
Administrative Course
Writing Course
Commercial Law
Attorneys practicing commercial law focus on the law of commerce. Commercial law concerns the sale of goods and services; letters of credit; sales, leases, and licensing; secured and unsecured credit; loans; negotiable instruments; warranties; and consumer protection.
Commercial law is closely connected to business and bankruptcy law. The difference is that business law often focuses on business form (such as a corporation or partnership) and particularly on the rules concerning public corporations, management, stock, and shareholder rights. Commercial law, on the other hand, focuses on the transactions between businesses, and between businesses and consumers.
Attorneys practicing commercial law may be sole practitioners or work in small, medium, or large law firms. Commercial attorneys also work in-house with companies, and as regulatory and compliance attorneys with state and federal governments.
In addition to the JD curriculum, Stetson offers a JD/MBA dual-degree program that awards an MBA degree from the Stetson University School of Business Administration and a JD degree from the College of Law.
Courses
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Experiential Courses and Seminars |
Resources
Competitions
- Antitrust Law Writing Competition
- Public Contract Law Student Writing Competition
- Public Utility, Communications and Transportation K. William Kolbe Law Student Writing Competition
- Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
- Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Hong Kong
- Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna, Austria
Full-Time Faculty Focusing on this Pathway
Librarians
News
Professional Organizations
Student Organizations
- Business Law Society