Making the Case for Studying Business Law: A Teaching Note Providing a First Week Blueprint for First‐Time Instructors

Abstract Most business students are not interested in becoming lawyers. Therefore, business law and legal environment instructors must convey why students should study business law. To assist instructors (especially first‐time ones), this teaching note presents interrelated pedagogical questions to introduce the first week of class. Why must business students study business law? What is the role of business leaders with respect to legal issues? How can business leaders effectively make business decisions with respect to legal issues? Referencing leadership expert Simon Sinek's “golden circle,” this note builds upon one simple principle: business law is ubiquitous , that is, it is ever‐present and everywhere.