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Business Law Course (Business Law for Managers)
    Managerial Law: Managing Legal Risks

Course Audience 

• CEO's Team including general managers, business unit managers, finance managers, accounting managers, operations managers, human resources managers, marketing managers, sales managers, project managers, and entrepreneurs.

• Note: This training course is designed for government and business professionals. We do not accept students seeking initial employment, postsecondary education, or initial licensing programs

Course Objectives

• Provide an understanding of the legal framework of business and managerial law

• Offer 360 degree view of the legal risk management function to identify potential management blind spots and improvement areas

• Provide experiential analysis of the challenges of CEOs and general managers in managing legal risks

• Review the business law framework, best legal practices, analysis and decision-making models and tools for legal issues

• Explore ideas, resources and tools for protecting business assets, resolving legal conflicts, and complying with the law

• Focus on best practices to implement an effective legal risk management system

Training Focus

• Develop the core legal skills and competencies, including business law knowledge, legal risk management planning, control, problem-solving, and communication

Training Model

• Experiential action learning

• 25%-50% seminar and 50-75% experiential project work

• The development of management skills is based on KASAC executive education and management training model

Course Modules

• Top CEO Legal Risk Management Questions

• The Legal System Overview

• Torts and Crimes

• Business Organization Laws

• Business Operations Laws

• Legal Dispute Resolution

• Business Litigation and the Court System

• Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Key Concepts & Best Practices

• Business Torts. Business Crimes. Company Law. Agency Law. Employment Law. Contracts Law. Product Liability. Consumer Protection Law. Environmental Protection Law. Intellectual Property Law. Merger and Acquisitions (M&A) Laws. Bankruptcy Law, Finance and Investment Law. Internet and Ecommerce Law. International Business Law

• Professional Liability

• Litigation Process. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

• Note: The course provides only a high-level understanding of the business law to help managers in managing legal risks. The coursework is not a replacement for seeking professional legal advice.

Training Course Customization Subjects (Optional)

• Business Law and Organizations: Alternative corporate forms and their related tax and liability implications. It also provides guidelines on how to incorporate a business, the rules governing director's duties, takeover activity and potential risks and liabilities

• Professional Liability: Examines the liability of professionals, with a focus on directors, lawyers and accountants

• Finance Law:  Laws governing capital and finance raising, lenders protection, commercial paper, property, secured transactions, creditor rights, bankruptcy, securities regulation, mergers and insider trading

• Employment Law: The legal and ethical aspects of human resources management including employment discrimination, harassment, workers compensation, and terms of employment

• Commercial Contracts: The general principles of the law of contract including the process of formation, contractual capacity, factors vitiating consent, consideration, contractual terms and the implication of terms, principles relating to the discharge of contracts, illegality and remedies for breach of contract

• Intellectual Property and Copyright Law: Patent, trademarks, trade secrets and valuable information

• Digital Law: Legal and ethical aspects of using computer, telecommunications, Internet and e-commerce

• Business Ethics and Social Responsibilities: Ethical questions for the firm. The nature and role of core beliefs and social values. Professional ethics and social responsibility

Courseware Content (Customized)

The Business Law for Managers courseware includes the following:

1. Participant's training guide

2. Subject matter handbook and lecture notes

3. Executive summary of the subject matter:

   • Summary of essential concepts and best practices

   • Examples and case studies

4. The ,anager's legal risk management toolkit (management frameworks, decision-models, and checklists)

5. Experiential work-based assessment project

Performance Evaluation (Optional)

• Performance can be evaluated on the basis of individual or team project deliverables

• There are no Q&A exams or tests. Candidates can choose to complete customized experiential work-based projects such as developing a relevant analysis document, management strategy, action plan or a senior management presentation

• The course advisor will review the deliverables and provide improvement feedback. The evaluation is a form of management consulting and experiential coaching for performance improvement

Training Course Registration

• Accelerated workshop (classroom)
• Experiential action learning
• Training Course Registration