Entrepreneurship Clinic
LW.12811 / LW.12812
Professor David Reiss
Open to 2L and 3L students
Maximum of 8 students
Fall semester
7 credits*
Prerequisites: None
Recommended: Corporations
Course Description
Fieldwork
Fieldwork in the Clinic will take the form of interviewing, legal research, problem-solving and legal analysis, writing, counseling, transaction/project planning, negotiating, and drafting contracts. More specifically, the Clinic will undertake legal work for clients that may include: 1) advising about entity choice and assisting with corporate formation, 2) answering employment law questions, 3) assisting with the registration of trademarks and advising on other intellectual property issues, 4) drafting and negotiating agreements such as leases and other contract agreements, 5) assisting with applications for tax-exemptions and 6) advising on relevant regulatory and licensing issues. Students may also research and write on issues related to public policies that affect Clinic clients and may provide community education workshops on substantive law issues pertinent to the Clinic’s practice areas.
Seminar
As part of their Clinic experience, students attend a weekly classroom seminar, which combines analysis of client matters, the relevant substantive law and lawyering skills required in a transactional practice.
Application Procedure
Students interested in applying for the clinic should submit the standard application, resume, and transcript online through CAMS.
Prospective Clients
If you are interested in becoming a client of the Entrepreneurship Clinic, please complete and submit our online application form at the following link: . Please take note that the clinic operates on an academic calendar (August – December ; January – May) and takes clients on a rolling basis during semesters that it is operating. We may contact you after we receive your application to ask you additional questions before determining whether to accept you as a client. The Entrepreneurship Clinic has limited capacity and can only represent a limited number of clients at any given time. As a result, we are not able to accept all prospective clients who apply for the clinic’s services.
Your legal needs must fall within the scope of the legal services that the Entrepreneurship Clinic provides. For example, the clinic does not provide advice on contentious matters, such as mediation, arbitration, or litigation, and does not prepare or file patent applications. In addition, to be eligible for the clinic’s services, you or your business must be located in New York. You do not need to be an affiliate of ÈâÂþÎÝ to be eligible for the clinic’s services.
* 7 credits include 3 clinical (fieldwork) credits and 4 academic seminar credits.