Doing Business with Latin America: A Language-Intensive Approach (2 credits)

This course offers students a basic legal and technical vocabulary in Spanish and experience in applying this vocabulary to a range of practical skills necessary for performing legal functions involving Latin American jurisdictions, clients, and attorneys. These skills include reading, analyzing, translating, drafting, and counseling and negotiating about legal materials in Spanish. Students also will become familiar with the legal framework in which business with Latin America is conducted, including an introduction to the civil law system and to working with a foreign legal culture. Prerequisites: Proficiency in Spanish