In-House Counsel/Corporate Generalist (Ali-Jackson)
Faculty
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| Kamil Ali-Jackson Lecturer in Law kamilalijackson@outlook.com |
Additional Information
Experiential CourseYes
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Team Projects
Drafting Legal Documents
Grading
50% Participation,
50% Other (Team mock sessions will be used as part of the course and will be graded. In addition, you will be given writing assignments which require you to draft legal documents that will be graded.)
No
Class meets in person.
Course Continuity
Students are encouraged to stay home if you are ill or experience flu-like symptoms. If you miss a class for any reason, it is still your responsibility to make up the work missed.
I offer the following to students who miss class due to illness:
- Class sessions are regularly recorded. I will make these recordings routinely available on the course site to everyone in the class.
- If you are absent due to illness or some other unavoidable circumstance, email me and I can make PowerPoint slides or other class materials available to you.
- When you are better, please make an appointment to meet with me and I will review/answer questions about what you missed.
Meeting Times/Location
MW 1:30PM - 2:30PM
Silverman Hall 147
Category
Upper-Level
Credits
2.0
This class will expose students to a variety of matters and issues handled by an in-house counsel corporate generalist. As important as the substantive knowledge of the specific areas taught will be acquiring business acumen and the essential skills of multi-tasking, prioritizing and concise oral and written communication, and identifying who is the client: company versus individual. Topics will include an introduction to an in-house counsel's role with respect to administration, the attorney client privilege, board and corporate governance, compliance, contracts, employment matters, public relations, investor relations, and SEC filings. Readings for this course primarily will come from articles written by practicing attorneys and/or legal scholars. In addition, you will be asked to familiarize yourself with certain regulations. There will be several assignments which involve participation as a team member in mock board, in-house client counseling, and internal investigation meetings as well as drafting of various types of corporate documents, e.g., board and committee meeting minutes. There will be no final examination in this course. Fifty percent of the final grade will be awarded on the basis of class participation, including class attendance and fifty percent of the final grade will be based on written assignments.
Business and Corporate Law Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of business and corporate law; Perform legal analysis in the context of business and corporate law; Communicate effectively on topics related to business and corporate law; Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnection between the world of business and finance and that of business and corporate law, and how they affect other areas of law and society.
Skills Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the individual course skill; Demonstrate the ability to receive and implement feedback; Demonstrate an understanding of how and when the individual course skill is employed in practice.