The legal studies concentration emphasizes resolution of commercial disputes, for example disputes arising in a real estate context or in a human resources context, and students with a variety of career goals choose the legal studies concentration. Commercial risk management students choose the concentration to be well positioned to quantify and evaluate alternative resolutions of commercial disputes. This concentration prepares students who are interested in law as a form of critical thinking and analysis of social issues, as well as students pursuing a pre-law curriculum or preparing for a paralegal career. Some graduate track students seek this concentration as preparation for earning a graduate degree in business or for a career in forensic economics. In addition to a broad understanding of the law, quantitative skills are central to the legal studies concentration. Quantitative skills, are needed for estimation of the magnitude of remedies in a commercial context. Risk management requires the ability to be persuasive. Accordingly, written and oral communication skills are important for the legal studies concentration.<br>Careers<br>Business is a broad, flexible, and valuable field of study. Students who graduate with a business degree can choose from a variety of professions in a number of industries and fields. Individuals with business degrees may find career opportunities working in government, large, mid-size, and small companies, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education. A business degree prepares students for a fulfilling and flexible career, matching personal interests with professional ambitions, and allowing for the ability to pivot and flex careers as opportunities arise. Although a business degree applies to a vast array of careers, allowing an individual to work in any number of industries or roles, for ease of use, a list of possible business-related careers is broken down by department.