This course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the principles of the most significant laws pertaining to business organizations and how they impact the role of the paralegal. The business organization law component of the course will deal with the individual characteristics of various business organizations, the laws governing the creation and operation of these various business entities, their dissolutions and liquidations, and their relationships to various categories of creditors and shareholders. The bankruptcy component of the course will acquaint our students with an understanding of the three most common forms of bankruptcy under Chapters 7, 11 and 13 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.