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Not Just Another “Business Law Society”
Developing business acumen as a law student requires an educational experience beyond the classroom (and the law school). Similar to learning a foreign language, learning to think and speak like a businessperson is best accomplished through an immersion experience. The Business and Law Society at the Maurer School of Law offers its members this immersive educational experience in collaboration with student organizations at the Kelley School of Business (See BLS Activities). Part of the organization's ongoing mission is to foster a sense of community between the Maurer School of Law and the Kelley School of Business and build bridges of communication and learning across Indiana University.
The Business and Law Society (BLS) at the Maurer School of Law is a student-run organization that offers law students opportunities to engage with MBAs across campus for collaborative and mutually beneficial learning. While “business law societies” at most other law schools simply provide a forum for law students to network, discuss, and explore business law careers (among themselves), our organization seeks to immerse its members in an interdisciplinary learning experience alongside MBA students to enhance the educational and networking opportunities at both top-tier graduate programs.
BLS adapts its activities to the interests of its current members. Members complete a brief survey at the beginning of each academic year that guides the executive board in scheduling events for the fall and spring semesters. The survey covers areas where lawyers typically practice some form of business law, such as entrepreneurship, finance, investment management, marketing, venture capital, and international business. BLS also facilitates its members' access to information and resources for applying to the Indiana University JD/MBA program. While exploring legal and business issues common to private practice, public interest, and corporate law, students often consider the value of earning both a JD and an MBA and pursue the Maurer and Kelley joint program. Our organization hosts information sessions and workshops to help qualified and motivated law students work through this decision and application process. Furthermore, applicants will find many helpful JD/MBA members in BLS who can share their experiences in the joint program.
General activities include: hosting speakers (Maurer and Kelley faculty and alumni) who provide insight into today’s most important business law topics; planning informal events with law and business students, faculty, and alumni for networking and career guidance; and organizing information sessions and workshops to help members identify employment opportunities and prepare for interviews, respectively. The organization provides a forum for students to exchange ideas about the intersection of business and law.
Special activities that vary each year according to the members’ survey responses include:
At the beginning of the fall semester, a callout meeting will be announced through the Indiana Law Annotated (ILA) – the meeting date/time and room number will also be posted on the Business and Law Society’s Facebook page. The current officers will provide an overview of the organization, distribute and collect the beginning-of-the-year survey (described above), and collect membership dues. Officer elections will held at the end of the spring semester.
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