Business Law Boot Camp 2026
May 3 - 8, 2026
(All Day)
THE BOOT CAMP IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT BAYLOR LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS
Baylor Law School is pleased to offer our students who are interested in business transactions a unique and practical class on an innovative schedule. This course will expose students to the real-world side of practicing family law in Texas. The course will provide 17 hours of in-class instruction with a mix of lectures, strategic breakout sessions, and mock trial experiences. The course will simulate the real-world realities of practicing law. Students will complete the course with a better understanding of how a family law case proceeds through the court system from intake of the client through judgment and post-judgment issues.
To read about previous offerings of Business Law Boot Camp, click here.
As in the past, we plan to have transactional lawyers from varied practice settings and geographic areas participate in the Business Law Boot Camp. Students in the class will have the benefit of learning from and interacting with these lawyers, and these lawyers will see first-hand our commitment to training practice-ready lawyers in the transactional area. The content will be delivered through both classroom lectures and interactive experiences.
Any student who has completed Business Organizations by the end of the spring quarter (including any student who will be taking Business Organizations in the spring quarter of 2026) is eligible to apply for the class. Enrollment in Business Law Boot Camp is limited to approximately 24 students. Although seniority will be one factor considered in the selection for the class, a student’s suitability for the class will be determined based on the overall application, with the greatest weight being placed on the student’s demonstrated interest in practicing transactional law.
The class will be offered as an intense “intersession” course between the spring and summer quarters so that students may take the class whether they are enrolled in the summer quarter, working in the summer, or even graduating at the end of the spring quarter. The class will include some content that overlaps with other electives but will have a very practical orientation such that the perspective will differ from other doctrinal classes. A general outline of the content of the class is
set forth below:
- Forming the business: choice of entity and formation process
- Basic tax and accounting for business lawyers
- Financing the business: borrowing from a commercial lender
- Raising capital: basic application of securities laws
- Trademark and advertising issues
- Selling the business (M&A)
- Succession planning for the closely held or family business
- Contract drafting pitfalls
- Negotiation skills for transactional lawyers
In conjunction with the class, there will be some special networking events and supplemental opportunities for professional growth and development. In the past, these events have included receptions, luncheons, and informal gatherings with speakers and alumni.
