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Law Certificate Programs

Cornell’s Law certificate programs offer professionals the confidence to navigate intricate legal landscapes in business, policy, and global contexts. Combining practical knowledge with analytical thinking, these programs enhance decision-making and legal expertise across industries. Develop the tools to tackle legal challenges and lead confidently in your field.

Courses:

  • Understanding Federal Cannabis Regulation
  • New York State Cannabis Regulation
  • Labor and Business Considerations in the Cannabis Industry
  • Cannabis Taxation
  • Legal Medical Cannabis Use
  • The Future of Cannabis and Legislation

Who Should Enroll:

  • Entrepreneurs
  • Cannabis-industry business leaders
  • Cannabis growers, producers and hobbyists
  • Farmers
  • Investors
  • Cannabis industry marketers
  • Lawyers
  • Healthcare professionals
  • Current students in law, public policy, or agriculture

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Courses:

  • Maximizing Your Value in the Attorney-Client Relationship
  • Evaluating the Impact of Legal Documents
  • Composing Documents That Help Lawyers
  • Writing and Persuading Like a Lawyer

Who Should Enroll:

  • Business leaders
  • Paralegals
  • Law clerks
  • Current and aspiring law students
  • Law enforcement professionals
  • Attorneys and judges
  • Law firm consultants
  • Public and nonprofit professionals
  • Compliance and risk management professionals
  • Anyone looking to work effectively with legal professionals

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Courses:

  • Managing Legal Risks in Foreign Direct Investment
  • Compliance With the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • Moving Goods Across Borders: How to Work With Tariffs
  • Protecting Trade Secrets in International Transactions

Who Should Enroll:

  • Business leaders doing international business
  • Public and nonprofit professionals
  • Business developers
  • Finance and accounting professionals
  • Human resource or talent management professionals
  • Compliance or risk-management professionals
  • Anyone looking to work effectively with legal professionals

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Courses:

  • Creating a Legal Research Strategy
  • Selecting Legal Research Sources
  • Applying Strategic Legal Research

Who Should Enroll:

  • Paralegals and legal assistants
  • Law clerks
  • Legal secretaries and administrative assistants
  • Pre-law students
  • Managers, executives, and professionals who work with counsel
  • Compliance and risk management professionals
  • Professionals working in highly regulated industries
  • Auditors
  • Founders and entrepreneurs
  • Librarians and aspiring law librarians
  • Legal publishers and editors
  • Journalists

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Courses:

  • Defining Security
  • Securities Registration and Reporting
  • Registration Requirement Exemptions
  • Key Securities Law Liabilities and Principal Underwriting Documents

Who Should Enroll:

  • Finance professionals
  • Investors and investment professionals
  • Lawyers
  • Business leaders
  • Compliance and risk management professionals
  • Procurement professionals
  • Fundraising professionals

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Courses:

  • Assessing the Regulatory Environment
  • Influencing and Challenging Regulation
  • Antitrust and Horizontal Restraints on Trade
  • Monopolies and Mergers

Who Should Enroll:

  • Managers and executives
  • Legal and paralegal professionals
  • Compliance and risk management professionals
  • Professionals in heavily regulated industries
  • Auditors
  • Business owners
  • Contract administrators
  • Leaders and executives who engage with legal professionals

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Courses:

Core Courses
  • Trade Secrets and Patents
  • Trademarks and Copyrights
  • Leadership Symposium  
    LIVE
Elective Courses (2 Courses)
  • Employee Duties and Promises
  • Leading for Creativity and Innovation
  • Creating Advantage Through Entrepreneurial Thinking
  • Company Structure and Due Diligence

Who Should Enroll:

  • Entrepreneurs
  • People whose roles involve new product or service development
  • Business development and marketing professionals
  • R&D, engineering, and technology managers

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Courses:

  • Thinking Like a Lawyer
  • Sources of Law
  • Litigation
  • Limits of Legal Obligations

Who Should Enroll:

  • Business leaders looking to better understand legal issues
  • Founders and entrepreneurs
  • Anyone looking to work effectively with legal professionals
  • Professionals in highly regulated industries

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Courses:

Core Courses
  • Hiring Foreign Nationals
  • Immigration Law in Practice
  • Employment Law in Practice
  • Anti-discrimination Principles
  • Leadership Symposium  
    LIVE
Elective Courses (2 Courses)
  • Employee Privacy in the Workplace
  • Wage and Benefit Regulations
  • Employee Duties and Promises
  • Leading Across Cultures
  • Cross-Cultural Communication

Who Should Enroll:

  • HR professionals
  • Recruiters and talent management professionals
  • Managers and executives
  • Compliance and risk management professionals

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Courses:

  • Creating Effective Contracts
  • Interpreting Contracts
  • Managing Risk in Contracts
  • Enforcing Contract Terms

Who Should Enroll:

  • Business professionals in any sector
  • Leaders and executives who engage with legal professionals
  • Compliance officers
  • Procurement professionals

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Courses:

  • Employment Law in Practice
  • Employee Privacy in the Workplace
  • Anti-discrimination Principles
  • Wage and Benefit Regulations
  • Employee Duties and Promises

Who Should Enroll:

  • Business professionals
  • Professionals in heavily regulated industries
  • Compliance professionals
  • Risk management professionals
  • Business owners
  • Contract administrators

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Courses:

  • Discrimination Law in the Hospitality Industry
  • Specific Discrimination Laws in Hospitality
  • Wage and Hour Law in Hospitality
  • Labor Law in Hospitality
  • Hospitality Symposium  
    LIVE

Who Should Enroll:

  • HR professionals working in the hospitality industry
  • HR consultants
  • Hospitality managers and executives
  • Hotel owners and asset managers
  • Small business owners and franchise owners
  • Overseas companies looking to do business with the U.S. market

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Courses:

  • Employment Law and Policy Issues
  • Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Treatment Issues
  • Benefits, Compensation, Safety, and Other Legal Issues
  • Employment Laws Around the Globe
  • HR Policies in International Contexts
  • HR Symposium  
    LIVE

Who Should Enroll:

  • HR managers and executives in any industry
  • HR professionals seeking to develop an area of specialization
  • HR leaders expanding into the global market
  • Legal professionals
  • Global HR leaders

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Courses:

  • Embracing the Basics of Business Law
  • Structuring Business Agreements for Success
  • Exploring Specialty Areas of Business Law
  • Working with Legal Professionals
  • Leadership Symposium  
    LIVE

Who Should Enroll:

  • Business leaders looking to better understand legal issues
  • Founders and entrepreneurs
  • Anyone looking to work effectively with legal professionals

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