Executive Juris Doctor

This nine-hour course is an investment in yourself and may well be the most beneficial and lucrative online course you will ever take, and time well spent. Executive Juris Doctor is on sale now at a fraction of the regular $64.99 posted price. The Executive Juris Doctor course was developed to meet the needs of entrepreneurs, business executives, managers, administrators, CEOs, and executive directors who seek a foundational understanding of business law disciplines without the need for a costly three- or four-year online law program. If you ask many professionals, they will tell you that they likely use 10 to 25%, or less, of their training in their daily work, especially if they specialize. Many jobs can be learned in six months, as people tend to respond to money, and work means money.

My courses provide an overview so that you may focus on the disciplines of law relevant to your business needs. An overview also provides a roadmap for future independent study. Rather than including criminal law and other non-business courses, this course has been scaled down to just the business-related disciplines. Your goal should be to understand the basic principles of law and be able to think like a lawyer. You don't have to be a lawyer to represent yourself in small matters; however, you do need to know when to hire an attorney and when you can handle the matter yourself. Judges typically allow greater latitude for discretion when dealing with pro se matters; however, you first want to acquire a rudimentary understanding of the fundamental principles of law, including contracts, civil procedure, property law, wills & trusts law, corporate law, insurance law, and labor law. These courses are essential for understanding the general principles of business law and how the legal system interacts with business and society.

Taking notes and developing an outline is standard practice for law students and helps significantly to retain critical information. In the study of law, try to think in a back-and-forth iambic pentameter manner and always be prepared to argue either side. In a classroom setting, the instructor typically assigns legal cases for students to review and draft a brief. The brief should be just that, as brief as possible. When called on at random, students recite the facts, identify the issue, state the rule of law, and conclude. The instructor, playing Socrates, will keep questioning the student and subtly altering the facts to test the student's ability to speak extemporaneously and answer logically, based on the rationale of the case. The most critical aspect of thinking like a lawyer, beyond just understanding the laws themselves, is analyzing facts, assessing the most vital issues, determining what the rule of law is, and understanding its rationale. Being able to go back and forth is an essential trait as well. This is so you can better anticipate what the other side will argue and have a counterargument ready.

In this video course, you’ll learn about contract law, the formation, implementation, and enforcement of contracts; the law of torts (also known as civil law), civil procedure, and property law, including lectures on acquiring property, adverse possession, landlord-tenant law, and the transfer and assignments of property rights. This course will also provide valuable information covering the basics of wills and trust law. The corporate law segment will provide an understanding of how the financial system works by explaining the fundamental structures of corporations and LLC law, corporate buyouts, takeovers, acquisitions, and proxy fights. Understanding the basic principles of business law is highly beneficial to entrepreneurs and business professionals alike. As opposed to the old common law, most of our laws have been reduced to statutes, ordinances,  titles, codes, sections, and subsections. One cannot begin to memorize it all; however, they can learn to compartmentalize, identify issues, and look for manageable solutions. That is what thinking as a lawyer means. This course provides the framework for how businesses are formed, how contracts are made and enforced, and an understanding of how issues such as insurance and labor law play an integral role in a business's continuity and its ability to maximize profits for owners and shareholders.

I hope you find this course beneficial in your future business endeavors. And again, be sure to take notes; the study of law can be pretty dry at times, and taking notes helps you pay attention and get the most out of this course.

The hardcover textbook and ebook, Executive Juris Doctor, by Shane Patrick Irvine,  is available online at Barnes & Noble Booksellers.