The Law of Corporations and Other Business Organizations

Chapter 9 - The Corporate Organization

Introduction

The goal of this chapter is for students to become familiar with the following terms and topics concerning the corporate organization:

• Roles of the corporation’s officers, directors, and shareholders
• Authority and duties of the corporation’s directors and officers
• Rights and responsibilities of the corporation’s shareholders
• Purpose and requirements for shareholder meetings
• The role of corporate paralegals when assisting with board of director and shareholder meetings and actions
• Resources available to corporate paralegals who may be assisting with meetings and actions of the corporation’s board of directors and shareholders

After reading this chapter in the book, use the Study Support Tools on left side of this page to reinforce the textbook. It is recommended that you use the tools in order from top to bottom.

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