Welcome To Lewis & Clark's Business Law Programs

Our business law program allows students to focus on individual interests, as well as explore a full array of topics. The rich and varied curriculum includes not only traditional subject areas, such as business associations, income tax, and commercial law, but also newer ones, such as cyberlaw and telecommunications law, that challenge us to adapt legal rules to fast-changing technologies. We offer a wide array of electives, such as sports law, employment discrimination, financing emerging businesses, and international business transactions which encourage students to mix practice and theory. Importantly, our offerings also include a full selection of practical skills opportunities and transactional courses that simulate the types of transactions business lawyers encounter in their practices.

Business Law Program News

SBLC Awarded MJ Murdock Trust Grant

Jeff Curtis '86 Named Distinguished Business Law Graduate

Second Annual Sustainable Business CLE April 24

Graeme Dinwoodie Named Distinguished IP Visitor

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Business Law?
The practice of business law encompasses an amazingly wide variety of activities; get a quick review of the field.

What do business lawyers do?
There are myriad career choices for people wanting to practice business law.

What is International Business Law, and are there opportunities for me?
International Law is a burgeoning area of practice for many law firms. Find out what international law is and what options you have both in and out of law school.

What courses does Lewis & Clark offer in Business Law?
We have full programs in tax, intellectual property, and general business law. In addition, students can earn certificates in each of these areas, as well as criminal and environmental law.

Should I specialize in law school?
Explore the pros and cons of "specializing" in an area of the law while you are in school, and what it means for practice afterwards.

What practical business law experience can I get for credit at Lewis & Clark?
The Law School offers students a large number of opportunities to gain valuable hands-on experience for credit that are essential to real-life practice.

What kinds of business-related activities are there outside the classroom?
Students are the most important part of the Law School Community; we are one of only a handful of law schools in the country that include law students in law school governance, as well as on faculty and dean search committees. Find out about exciting opportunities.

How hard is it to get a job practicing business law after graduation from Lewis & Clark?
Most lawyers in private practice, and many in government, deal with business law issues at some level. Lewis & Clark graduates have successful practices all over the country and in myriad substantive areas.

Additional Questions? Feel free to call Assoc. Dean Lisa LeSage, at 503-768-6677 or email at lesage@lclark.edu