Executive Juris Doctor

Taking notes and developing an outline is standard practice for law students and helps significantly to retain critical information. In the study of law, try to think in a back-and-forth iambic pentameter manner and always be prepared to argue either side. In a classroom setting, the instructor typically assigns legal cases for students to review and draft a brief. The brief should be just that, as brief as possible. When called on at random, students recite the facts, identify the issue, state the rule of law, and conclude. The instructor, playing Socrates, will keep questioning the student and subtly altering the facts to test the student's ability to speak extemporaneously and answer logically, based on the rationale of the case. The most critical aspect of thinking like a lawyer, beyond just understanding the laws themselves, is analyzing facts, assessing the most vital issues, determining what the rule of law is, and understanding its rationale. Being able to go back and forth is an essential trait as well. This is so you can better anticipate what the other side will argue and have a counterargument ready.

In this video course, you’ll learn about contract law, the formation, implementation, and enforcement of contracts; the law of torts (also known as civil law), civil procedure, and property law, including lectures on acquiring property, adverse possession, landlord-tenant law, and the transfer and assignments of property rights. This course will also provide valuable information covering the basics of wills and trust law. The corporate law segment will provide an understanding of how the financial system works by explaining the fundamental structures of corporations and LLC law, corporate buyouts, takeovers, acquisitions, and proxy fights. Understanding the basic principles of business law is highly beneficial to entrepreneurs and business professionals alike. As opposed to the old common law, most of our laws have been reduced to statutes, ordinances, titles, codes, sections, and subsections. One cannot begin to memorize it all; however, they can learn to compartmentalize, identify issues, and look for manageable solutions. That is what thinking as a lawyer means. This course provides the framework for how businesses are formed, how contracts are made and enforced, and an understanding of how issues such as insurance and labor law play an integral role in a business's continuity and its ability to maximize profits for owners and shareholders.

I hope you find this course beneficial in your future business endeavors. And again, be sure to take notes; the study of law can be pretty dry at times, and taking notes helps you pay attention and get the most out of this course.

The hardcover textbook and ebook, Executive Juris Doctor, by Shane Patrick Irvine, is available online at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.