Mission

The Department of Legal Studies has a faculty with strong academic and professional qualifications that successfully prepare students for a law career.  Our faculty are highly recognized for their research efforts, publishing dozens of law articles and several notable textbooks. We have a Distinguished Teaching Professor as well as a past president of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business, a national organization. Several of our faculty also serve the College of Business Administration in administrative roles.

Our focus is to emphasize critical thinking, problem-solving using ethical and legal paradigms, and a multi-cultural perspective. The department also is home to a team of business communication educators who prepare students to communicate in a dynamic, fast-paced, high-tech business world.