Ecommerce/Legal/Clearing pages

[Contra]

Hello - I have just had a look round this forum and it looks like the kind of place I might be able to get the kind of input I need on a question I have.

At the moment at work we have to clear most of the changes to our site with the legal department (privacy policy/terms and conditions etc) which works well... however, I was thinking from a career standpoint it would be good in the future if I was qualified to do this sort of thing myself (it would make me more valued in the job market). Does anyone know of any legal ecommerce type qualifications preferable that you can study at distance? Is there a standard anyone is aware of?

Thanks!

[LeeU]

You would have to be a lawyer as there are many different topics that come up: copyright, trademark, free speech, libel, contract, business, and much more. It really wouldn't make you more valuable as the company will still run it through their legal department. That's just the way corporations are set-up. You could study some law to make yourself more conversant when speaking with the legal department.

[Corey Bryant]

I think it really depends on the company that you working for. Well, if you are going to dispense legal advice, you should be an attorney (I would think).

Of course, some companies are a one-man show and don't have an attorney on staff. When they make a change to something - it just gets done. However, in the corporate world, it is much different. Saying the wrong thing could open the company up to a lawsuit, so that is why so many want an attorney to review it before it is posted on the Internet.