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Transactional lawyers need strong analytical, drafting, writing, and negotiation skills so they can counsel organizations and individuals on a variety of legal and business issues. Loyola's JD Certificate in Transactional Law provides you with the valuable training and experience to be successful in firms of all sizes and in various corporate law settings.
The Center for Business Law
The Transactional Law Certificate is administered by the following faculty members:
Patricia Hureston Lee
Clinical Professor of Law; Executive Director, Center for Business Law; Director, Business Law Clinic
Suite 1005
plee12@luc.edu
Steven Ramirez
Professor of Law; and Director, Center for Business Law
Suite 1005
sramir3@luc.edu
Curriculum
To earn a Certificate in Transactional Law, you must complete six (6) courses, with topics including business organizations, federal income tax, corporate and partnership tax, securities regulation, one experiential course and one elective course. Credit hours range from 17-21 credit hours, depending on the experiential and elective courses selected.
You must complete all requirements of the program and earn a grade point average of “B” (3.0) average overall or better in the Certificate courses taken.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Business Organizations 2 | |
| Federal Income Tax 1 | |
| Corp & Partnership Tax 1 | |
| Securities Regulation 2 | |
| Business Planning 3 | |
| Advising Not-For-Profit Organizations 3 | |
| Federal Tax Clinic I 3 | |
| Externship Intensive Field Placement 3 | |
| Business Law Center Clinical & Seminar 3 | |
| Transactional Skills Seminar | |
| Mergers and Acquisitions | |
| Secured Transactions | |
| Bankruptcy | |
| Consumer Law | |
| Law and Accounting | |
| Environmental Law | |
| International Business Trans | |
| Antitrust | |
| Intellectual Property Law | |
| Advanced Corporate Tax | |
| Business Practice Transactional Skills | |
| Advanced Business Law | |
| Documenting and Negotiating Finance Transactions | |
| Negotiations Seminar | |
| Federal Tax Clinic I | |
| Federal Tax Clinic II | |
| Corporate Governance Law and Practice | |
| Sales | |
| Advanced Writing for Legal Practice | |
| Corporate Transactions in Health Law | |
| Health Law: Business and Finance | |
| Health Care Compliance | |
| Business Law Clinic II | |
| Corporate Compliance | |
| Total Hours | 17-21 |
Applying for the Certificate
At the beginning of your third year, you must complete an application for the Certificate in Transactional Law. You must submit a completed application to the Center for Business Law faculty member for consultation and signature. You must then submit your signed application form to the Law School Registrar's Office.
Graduate & Professional Standards and Regulations
Students in graduate and professional programs can find their Academic Policies in Graduate and Professional Academic Standards and Regulations under their school. Any additional University Policies supersede school policies.
Learning Outcomes
Each student graduating with the Certificate in Transactional Law must demonstrate:
- competence in the business and transactional law subject areas covered by the following required courses: Business Organizations, Federal Income Tax and Corporate or Partnership Tax;
- competence in reading, interpreting, and considering basic financial statements and other basic financial literacy skills in deals as covered by the following required courses: Business Organizations, Federal Income Tax and Business Law Clinic;
- competence in securities regulation subject area as covered by the following required course: Securities Regulation;
- competence in interviewing, counseling, and communicating with clients, supervising attorneys, and other deal team members in the context of a business deal through the law school’s experiential program (the business law clinic or externship); and
- competence in identifying ethical issues in business transactions through Externships and the Business Law Clinic.
