CUA Columbus School of Law

SECURITIES AND CORPORATE LAW CONCENTRATION

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OVERVIEW

The law school offers a broad and varied concentration of securities and corporate law courses. Within the concentration can be found more than a half-dozen lecture and seminar courses and similar number of externship programs. The classroom courses include: Corporations; Securities Regulation: Enforcement Procedures and Issues; Securities Regulation: Issuance; Securities Regulation: Trading; Corporate Finance Seminar; Securities Regulation: Investment Company and Investment Advisers Act; and Securities Market Regulation Seminar. The externships include clerkships at the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and other self-regulatory organizations as well as several brokerage firms.

The securities and corporate offerings are structured in a manner that provides students the opportunity to participate in this area of study at varied levels of intensity. Those students wishing to gain only a basic grounding in securities law are encouraged to take, in conjunction with the basic core offerings in Corporations, either Securities Regulation: Trading or Securities Regulation: Issuance. Students who intend to devote a portion of their practice to securities/corporate law are advised to take both of these basic securities courses in their second year, as well as at least one of the more sophisticated securities offerings such as Corporate Finance, Securities Market Regulation Seminar, or the Securities Regulation Investment Company and Investment Advisers Act, in their third year. Students interested in specializing in securities law should consider enrolling in most of the securities classroom offerings as well as one or more of the externship programs. Such securities specialists can take between 12 and 18 hours of securities courses with appropriate planning. Those students intending to practice either partially or totally in the securities/corporate law area should also plan to take a range of other business law courses including, but not limited to, courses in Antitrust, Corporate Tax, Banking Law, and Labor Law.

The law school maintains an active Securities Alumni Group that meets for an annual luncheon and occasional lectures. Because of the school's location, it is fortunate to have its securities offerings taught by senior staff from the SEC and the FINRA as well as by full-time faculty members.

Curriculum Prospectus and Required Courses

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Candidates of the Securities Law Program may select from the following options to satisfy the requirements of the certificate program:

Heavy Course, One Externship Standard - must enroll in the three required courses, three elective courses, two co-curricular courses, and complete one externship for 3 credits while concurrently enrolled in Legal Externship: Becoming a Lawyer.

Light Course, Two Externships Standard - must enroll in three required courses, two elective courses, two co-curricular courses, and complete two externships, at least one of which must be for three credits while concurrently enrolled in Legal Externship: Becoming a Lawyer and Legal Externship: Supervised Fieldwork or SEC Student Observer Program.

Required Courses

Corporations

Securities Regulation: Issuance

Securities Regulation: Trading

Electives (either two or three required)

Securities Markets Regulation Seminar

Securities Regulation: Derivatives and Their Markets

Securities Regulation: Enforcement Procedures and Issues

Securities Regulation: Investment Company and Investment Advisers Acts

Corporate Finance Seminar

Co-Curricular Courses (two required)

Advanced Issues in Corporate Law

Antitrust

Banking Law

Bankruptcy

Commercial Transactions

Corporate Tax

Financial Institutions Regulation

International Business Transactions

Law and Public Policy

Legal Accounting

Unincorporated Business Organizations

White Collar and Business Crimes

EXTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Students must complete either one or two externships, depending on course load. Each student must consult with the Director before undertaking to select an externship and must obtain approval from the Director for each field placement or clinical course proposed to satisfy one of the experiential learning requirements.

If a student’s employment or other obligations preclude enrollment in a clinical or internship experience to accompany the Legal Externship: Becoming a Lawyer, the Director may authorize a student to substitute non-credit (paid) work experience for clinical or internship work. Such substitution may be authorized for only one of the two experiential learning requirements, only if the non-credit work experience is contemporaneous with the seminar for which the substitution is authorized, and only if the non-credit work experience involves the student in the development of securities regulations.

WRITING REQUIREMENT

To receive a certificate in Securities Law, students must complete a writing requirement. There are four ways to achieve this.

A major paper may be written as part of the coursework needed for the Securities Law certificate.
A two-credit Directed Research project may be conducted on a Securities-related issue. (The Director must approve the paper topic in advance.)
A securities regulation-related note or comment may be submitted for publication.
Participation in the Securities Moot Court competition may also qualify for the writing requirement, as determined by the Director in consultation with the Securities Moot Court Administrator(s).

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

All certificate program candidates need to complete two terms of either (i) participation in the moot court competition (see writing component above); (ii) making meaningful contributions in a titled leadership position of SLSA, or (iii) coordinating the securities lecture program or the mentor-mentee program for one year. In addition, all certificate candidates are required to maintain an active membership in SLSA (attending meetings and mentor-mentee gatherings, assisting at orientation events) and are expected to be able to certify that they attended at least one half of the lectures presented annually by the Securities Law Program and/or SLSA. Each certificate applicant will be responsible for keeping a record of completion of the required co-curricular activities, which will be presented to the Institute Office for verification.

GPA REQUIREMENTS

To earn a certificate, students must graduate in the top half of their class and must have a B average overall in their Securities and Co-Curricular coursework.

At the Columbus School of Law, the academic programs are a comprehensive legal education weaving a strong theoretical foundation with sophisticated practical training. This distinctive educational approach furnishes students with the mental tools to face the demands of the 21st century.

Last Revised 16-Apr-08 10:39 AM.

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	SECURITIES AND CORPORATE LAW CONCENTRATION Curriculum Prospectus and Required Courses \| Brochure \| Application OVERVIEW The law school offers a broad and varied concentration of securities and corporate law courses. Within the concentration can be found more than a half-dozen lecture and seminar courses and similar number of externship programs. The classroom courses include: Corporations; Securities Regulation: Enforcement Procedures and Issues; Securities Regulation: Issuance; Securities Regulation: Trading; Corporate Finance Seminar; Securities Regulation: Investment Company and Investment Advisers Act; and Securities Market Regulation Seminar. The externships include clerkships at the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and other self-regulatory organizations as well as several brokerage firms. The securities and corporate offerings are structured in a manner that provides students the opportunity to participate in this area of study at varied levels of intensity. Those students wishing to gain only a basic grounding in securities law are encouraged to take, in conjunction with the basic core offerings in Corporations, either Securities Regulation: Trading or Securities Regulation: Issuance. Students who intend to devote a portion of their practice to securities/corporate law are advised to take both of these basic securities courses in their second year, as well as at least one of the more sophisticated securities offerings such as Corporate Finance, Securities Market Regulation Seminar, or the Securities Regulation Investment Company and Investment Advisers Act, in their third year. Students interested in specializing in securities law should consider enrolling in most of the securities classroom offerings as well as one or more of the externship programs. Such securities specialists can take between 12 and 18 hours of securities courses with appropriate planning. Those students intending to practice either partially or totally in the securities/corporate law area should also plan to take a range of other business law courses including, but not limited to, courses in Antitrust, Corporate Tax, Banking Law, and Labor Law. The law school maintains an active Securities Alumni Group that meets for an annual luncheon and occasional lectures. Because of the school's location, it is fortunate to have its securities offerings taught by senior staff from the SEC and the FINRA as well as by full-time faculty members. BACK TO TOP Curriculum Prospectus and Required Courses COURSE REQUIREMENTS Candidates of the Securities Law Program may select from the following options to satisfy the requirements of the certificate program: *Heavy Course, One Externship Standard* - must enroll in the three required courses, three elective courses, two co-curricular courses, and complete one externship for 3 credits while concurrently enrolled in Legal Externship: Becoming a Lawyer. *Light Course, Two Externships Standard* - must enroll in three required courses, two elective courses, two co-curricular courses, and complete two externships, at least one of which must be for three credits while concurrently enrolled in Legal Externship: Becoming a Lawyer and Legal Externship: Supervised Fieldwork or SEC Student Observer Program. Required Courses Corporations Securities Regulation: Issuance Securities Regulation: Trading Electives (either two or three required) Securities Markets Regulation Seminar Securities Regulation: Derivatives and Their Markets Securities Regulation: Enforcement Procedures and Issues Securities Regulation: Investment Company and Investment Advisers Acts Corporate Finance Seminar Co-Curricular Courses (two required) Advanced Issues in Corporate Law Antitrust Banking Law Bankruptcy Commercial Transactions Corporate Tax Financial Institutions Regulation International Business Transactions Law and Public Policy Legal Accounting Unincorporated Business Organizations White Collar and Business Crimes EXTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS Students must complete either one or two externships, depending on course load. Each student must consult with the Director before undertaking to select an externship and must obtain approval from the Director for each field placement or clinical course proposed to satisfy one of the experiential learning requirements. If a student’s employment or other obligations preclude enrollment in a clinical or internship experience to accompany the Legal Externship: Becoming a Lawyer, the Director may authorize a student to substitute non-credit (paid) work experience for clinical or internship work. Such substitution may be authorized for only one of the two experiential learning requirements, only if the non-credit work experience is contemporaneous with the seminar for which the substitution is authorized, and only if the non-credit work experience involves the student in the development of securities regulations. WRITING REQUIREMENT To receive a certificate in Securities Law, students must complete a writing requirement. There are four ways to achieve this. A major paper may be written as part of the coursework needed for the Securities Law certificate. A two-credit Directed Research project may be conducted on a Securities-related issue. (The Director must approve the paper topic in advance.) A securities regulation-related note or comment may be submitted for publication. Participation in the Securities Moot Court competition may also qualify for the writing requirement, as determined by the Director in consultation with the Securities Moot Court Administrator(s). CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES All certificate program candidates need to complete two terms of either (i) participation in the moot court competition (see writing component above); (ii) making meaningful contributions in a titled leadership position of SLSA, or (iii) coordinating the securities lecture program or the mentor-mentee program for one year. In addition, all certificate candidates are required to maintain an active membership in SLSA (attending meetings and mentor-mentee gatherings, assisting at orientation events) and are expected to be able to certify that they attended at least one half of the lectures presented annually by the Securities Law Program and/or SLSA. Each certificate applicant will be responsible for keeping a record of completion of the required co-curricular activities, which will be presented to the Institute Office for verification. GPA REQUIREMENTS To earn a certificate, students must graduate in the top half of their class and must have a B average overall in their Securities and Co-Curricular coursework. BACK TO TOP At the Columbus School of Law, the academic programs are a comprehensive legal education weaving a strong theoretical foundation with sophisticated practical training. This distinctive educational approach furnishes students with the mental tools to face the demands of the 21st century. Last Revised 16-Apr-08 10:39 AM.
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