Business Law Certificate Program Now Offered at Rutgers–Newark Law
Students drawn to Rutgers School of Law–Newark for its broad and deep corporate and business law curriculum and its proximity to many of the world’s foremost legal employers now have a structured framework within which to prepare for a business law career as well as formal recognition for pursuing their commitment.
Beyond gaining a core competency that includes the law governing the formation and governance of corporations, the financing of corporations, and in accounting for a corporate entity, students who complete the new Certificate Program in Corporate Law/Business Law will have received advanced instruction on matters relating to the formation, financing and operation of corporations as well as their interactions with governmental entities. Completion of the program also requires students to have applied legal doctrine in a practice context through a relevant externship/field placement, clinic or skills course.
In announcing the new program, Douglas S. Eakeley, the Alan V. Lowenstein Professor of Corporate and Business Law and Distinguished Practice Professor, said: “Recent faculty hires with practice experience and teaching interests in business or financial-related areas of law combined with senior scholars in various facets of business law give us first-rate bench strength to teach a wide array of courses in corporate and business law.”
The Certificate Program in Corporate Law/Business Law includes an extensive offering of electives, enabling students who want to specialize in a particular area to do so while giving other students the opportunity to cover a broader array of subjects in preparation for a more general transactional or commercial litigation practice. The program is open to all Rutgers students who have maintained an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Professor Eakeley, who joined the law school in 2012 after more than four decades of practice experience in complex commercial litigation, is co-director, with Professor Arthur Laby of Rutgers School of Law–Camden, of the new Rutgers Center for Corporate Law and Governance (CCLG). The new Certificate Program is an essential part of CCLG’s strategic objective to build bridges between Rutgers Law, the business community, and other Rutgers units.
“We believe,” says Eakeley, that “through formal programs, informal discussions and other collaborative efforts, the Center can help inform and shape our curriculum, teaching and placement of law students so that Rutgers sees even greater success in attracting talented undergraduates and preparing them for challenging and satisfying legal careers in corporate and business law.”
Caption: Professor Douglas S. Eakeley teaches Business Associations, among other courses.