Essential Law

3-0-6 units · Undergraduate

Provides a solid grounding in what managers and professionals need to know about how law shapes opportunities and risks for the organizations they manage and their own careers. Enhances leadership skills for navigating critical law-sensitive junctures encountered in young and mature companies. Explores the legal frameworks of cutting-edge digital technologies, effective use of IP, contracts and deals, litigation and liability, employment and changing jobs, regulation and criminal sanctions, and complex transactions. No prior knowledge of law expected. Meets with 15.615 when offered concurrently. Expectations and evaluation criteria differ for students taking graduate version.