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FEATURE
Transactional Law Practice Center
BY PROFESSOR SHERRY P. PORTER, DIRECTOR
Students practice negotiating skills with professor Christopher Gulinello.
0st lawyers are transactional lawyers
– problem solvers. But in the days
when I was serving as a partner in
a law firm in the corporate/business law area,
I noticed that the newly hired attorneys lacked
important practice skills and an understanding
of how law and business interact.
Many students find that once they are out
in the real world practicing law, they know little
about how to counsel their clients involved in
a business deal, how to draft documents to
effectuate a business transaction or how to
negotiate a transaction. Many students also
find out that they do not know how the law
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intersects with business and that the right
answer from a legal standpoint may not be
the best answer from a business standpoint.
It is exactly these lawyering skills that we
hope to provide to our students so that when
they begin practicing law, they will be fully
equipped to handle these types of situations
from day one. Through the Transactional Law
Practice Center, Chase faculty are making sure
our students are prepared for the world of
corporate and transactional law and training
them to be the dealmakers of tomorrow.
The center offers students training in
interviewing, negotiation, drafting, business
planning and client counseling as well
as specialized courses and workshops in
accounting, corporate finance, general
business concepts and economics. By
partnering faculty with practicing attorneys
and business leaders to offer these courses,
the center is helping students understand both
the business and legal aspects of a corporate
transaction – skills that are integral to
becoming a successful transactional attorney.
The center provides our students with
innovative and sophisticated educational
opportunities in all areas of business and
transactional law, especially in the business