LL.M. in Transnational Commercial Practice tmPost-Graduate Certificate in Transnational Commercial Practice
Asynchronous: The Global Lawyer (3 credits)Globalizationaffectsthepracticeoflawinmanyways.Thereisnodoubtthat globalizationstimulatesinternationaltradeandcommercialactivitybyeasingthe movementofcapital,labor,goods,andservicesacrossborders,resultinginanincreasing needforlawyerscapable-inbothtrainingandtheresourcestheyhaveathand-of functioninginamulti-culturalandmulti-jurisdictionalenvironment.Thecourseexamines thenatureofcrossborderPracticeandthelegalmarket,tradeagreements,international organizations,andcrossborderpractice,outsourcingoflegalwork,globalizationandthe legalprofession,the“layoflawyerland”,lawyersinselectedjurisdictions,lawyersinthe EuropeanUnion.Thus,globalizationrequiresanewtypeoflawyerandnewtypesoflaw firms. - Professor Dennis CampbellApply