Pre-Law Program
The law is a dynamic force for creating and maintaining a just
society. Bentley’s pre-law program is designed for students who
are interested in pursuing further graduate studies in law or a
law-related career.
Portfolio of Skills
The pre-law advising program focuses on developing and enhancing skills in critical thinking, problem analysis and solution, and oral, written, and electronic communication.
The unique combination of a business education and law mentoring, coupled with the opportunity to take liberal arts courses at Bentley, offers students a background for a law-related career as well as insight into the field of law.
Keeping pace with legal developments and changes, particularly those dealing with technology and e-commerce, Bentley offers a wide range of business and non-business law courses designed to acquaint you with diverse, domestic and international legal and ethical concepts.
Career Options
The unique variety of business- and liberal-arts-related law courses at Bentley will provide you with the necessary knowledge to function as an ethically responsible business leader in an ever-expanding complex business technology environment. In today’s corporate world, a clear understanding of the laws affecting business and e-commerce is an invaluable asset to any career.
Potential career paths in business law include alternative dispute resolution (arbitration or mediation), contract negotiation, and compliance officiating.
Curriculum
Law schools do not recommend a particular field of study, so courses suggested for the pre-law program are varied. A typical curriculum includes course selections in three categories: general background (politics, ethics, economics), law, and skill building (writing, speaking, persuasion). In addition to course work, students are strongly encouraged to volunteer in a law-related service-learning program.
General Background
These courses help students understand the social, historical, economic and political frameworks that are the foundation of the legal environment in which we operate. Courses include, but are not limited to:
- Current Political Issues
- The Politics of Constitutional Law
- Politics and the Economy
- The Politics of International Business
- Economics of Regulation and Antitrust
- Perspectives on Global Commerce
- Business Ethics: Corporate Social Responsibility
Law
These courses introduce a wide range of business, social and ethical issues and problems in the field of law. They are divided into two categories: social science and business. Social science-related courses include:
- Law and Society
- Law and Ethics for Cybersociety
- Consumer Law
- Environmental Law
- Gender and the Law
- Race and the Law
- “Outsiders” and the Law
- English Origins of American Law (with a study abroad element in London, England)
- Moot Court (Honors)
Business-related courses include:
- Legal Environment of Business
- Business Law I and II
- Cyberlaw
- International Business Law
- Media Law
- Real Estate Law
- Securities Regulation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution in Business
- Global Cyberlaw
- Marketing Law for the Cyberage
- Sports and Entertainment Law
Skill Building
These courses develop and enhance your oral, written and electronic communication skills.
Courses include:
- Introduction to Business Communication
- Business Communication on the World Wide Web
- Effective Speaking
- Theories of Persuasion
- Small-Group Communication
- Creative Writing (Nonfiction/Essay)
- Introduction to Logic
Message from the Pre-Law Advisor
The pre-law program at Bentley is unique in its commitment to
provide students with the mentoring and advice needed to successfully pursue their law school or law-related career aspirations. The program is recognized by the American Bar Association and is listed on its website: http://www.abanet.org/publiced/undergrad/bentley.html.
I am proud to say that Bentley students who have applied to
law schools have been accepted by some of the most prestigious
in the country, including Harvard, Yale, Boston College and
Boston University.
In some instances, the decision to pursue law school or a law-related career does not occur until after graduation. Our graduates are always welcome to contact any member of the Law, Taxation and Financial Planning Department at any time for the advice and support.
If you have questions or wish to discuss the program, please feel free to call me e-mail me personally.
Stephen D. Lichtenstein, JD
Professor of Law
Law, Taxation and Financial Planning Dept.
Tel: 781.891.2587
Fax: 781.891.3410
E-mail: slichtenstei@bentley.edu
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