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Legal Aspects of Business Organizations

Credits: 3
Course Number: 10-110-107

Course Description

10-110-107 LEGAL ASPECTS/BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS ...exploration of formation, operation, and dissolution of types of business organizations, and substantive and procedural law involving business organizations. (Associate Degree Prerequisite: 10-110-101, Paralegal Intro/Legal Ethics with a "C" or better; Technical Diploma Corequisite: 10-110-101, Paralegal Intro/Legal Ethics)

Course Typically Offered

  • Summer
  • Spring

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What will I learn?

  1. Differentiate between the characteristics of sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, registered limited liability partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies.
  2. Contrast the laws involving sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, registered limited liability partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies.
  3. Determine the appropriate business organization for a business to adopt.
  4. Determine which legal documents are necessary to create sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, registered limited liability partnerships, corporations and limited liability companies.
  5. Prepare documents necessary to form a Wisconsin limited partnership, registered limited liability partnership, corporation and limited liability company.
  6. Differentiate between various types of corporate forms (close corporations, non-profit corporations and professional corporations)
  7. Describe the different types of corporate relationships
  8. Identify the requirements for operating as a foreign corporation
  9. Describe the rights and obligations of corporate stockholders, directors and officers
  10. Differentiate between various corporate structural changes (consolidation, mergers, stock exchanges)
  11. List the various grounds and procedures for terminating/challenging corporate existence
  12. Identify terminology relating to business litigation

Class Details

Class Number:
51427
Delivery:
Online
Term:
Summer 2024
Instructors:
Anne Oestreicher
Date Range:
-
Estimated Cost:
$496.55 *

Class Notes

  • This is an Online class that can be accessed anywhere using internet. For more information regarding this delivery and how to access your class, see www.nwtc.edu/onlinefaq.

Meeting Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location(s)
06/06/24 - 08/02/24 Anytime
Anytime
Online

* Cost displayed is an estimate and may be discounted if attendees are residents of Northeast Wisconsin Back to cost

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