Legal Environment (Available Titles CengageNOW)

Legal Environment (Available Titles CengageNOW)

With its innovative, story-telling learning aids, fascinating cases, and compelling business applications, LEGAL ENVIRONMENT is not only authoritative and accurate--it is also a pleasure to read. From the very first chapter, the authors' superb writing will draw you into the concepts of business law within the context of vivid examples and memorable scenarios. Throughout the text the authors "teach by example" using activities that enhance active learning by showing you how to think through issues from a lawyer's perspective. No other text is as effective at helping you learn how to apply concepts and contexts in practice, and in teaching you why business law matters not only to your career but also to your daily life.About the AuthorJeffrey F. Beatty was a two-time winner of the Beckwith Prize, Boston University's highest undergraduate teaching award. His research expertise included constitutional law, torts, contracts, and the uniform commercial code. In 1998, the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) awarded him the Charles Hewitt Award for excellence in teaching, presented annually to one professor in the United States. The highest honor for teaching conferred by the ALSB, this award is dedicated to the communication and recognition of creative teaching practices of business law. Prior to his teaching, Professor Beatty worked for several years as a legal aid lawyer, concentrating on immigration law and general civil litigation. He also practiced in a private firm, where he concentrated on general civil litigation, including trials and appeals of tort, contract, employment, and property cases.Susan S. Samuelson is a tenured full professor in the School of Management at Boston University, where she has been awarded the Broderick Prize in recognition of outstanding teaching accomplishments. She teaches both law and ethics to undergraduates, graduate students, and executives. Professor Samuelson's research has focused on securities law and the management of lawyers (in both law firms and corporations). Her articles have appeared in the Boston University Law Review, Ohio State Law Journal, the Harvard Journal on Legislation and the Sloan Management View, among others. She practiced law in the corporate department of the law firm Choate, Hall, and Stewart. She earned both an AB and JD at Harvard University.