In our college, law is in the Department of Marketing, Resort Tourism and Law.   The law function services all the departments, so its not an issue between Accounting, Management or the others.
In fact, the Marketing faculty have proven to be very supportive as we have published a number of articles that deal with intellectual property, marketing, and cyber law issues directly applicable to Marketing as well as Resort Tourism.  It has worked out well so far.

Best,

HL

Henry Lowenstein, PhD
Professor of Management and Law
James P. and Elizabeth R. Blanton College of Business Leadership Professor
E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration
Coastal Carolina University
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From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Daniel Warner
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 6:04 PM
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Subject: Undergrad law courses in which department?

Hi Colleagues,

First, thanks very much for your responses to my question the other day about title and risk of loss in UCC contracts.  You-all are always a great resource and I appreciate it (especially as the lone lawyer here).  

Now, over the years we've had a number of discussions on this listserv about which department in a college of business should house the b-law stuff.  Here at WWU, I have a bifurcated appointment: half time in Management (teaching mostly legal environment of business), and half time in Accounting (teaching contracts, UCC, corporate law, etc.--material covered on the CPA exam).

I'm retiring in a couple of years, and I'm trying to get the College to unify all the law courses in one department so my successor (assuming it's a full-time person) doesn't suffer all the multifarious petty administrative inconveniences that I have over the years.  I think Management is the right place, because management is a broader discipline than accounting, and lawyers tend to be involved with a broader range of issues than accountants.  But my Accounting chair is concerned that Accounting should retain control over the curriculum in the classes addressed mostly to accounting (would-be CPAs).

My question: how is this problem addressed at other institutions?  If the CPA-type law, or "regulatory" issues are not taught out of your Accounting Department, how does Accounting maintain curricular control?  

I'd be grateful for your input on this.  

Thank you,

Dan

Daniel M. Warner
Professor, Department of Accounting
(Business Legal Studies)
MS 9071
Western Washington University
516 High St.
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 650-3390