Course Details

Clinic: DPELC Entrepreneurship Law

This is an intensive clinical experience under the direct supervision of DPELC faculty. It involves the actual, hands-on representation of entrepreneurs, start-ups, social entrepreneurs and not-for-profit organizations. Students will gain practical experience meeting with clients, identifying and prioritizing legal challenges, finding solutions and taking actions or drafting documents that may be required to assist the client in meeting his or her objectives. Issues most frequently encountered include choice of entity, entity formation, trademark searches, intellectual property protection, shareholder agreements, operating agreements and other contract drafting. Students will also gain experience in law firm management such as professional development, client development, and law firm administrative tasks. Students will participate in networking events, office hours and workshops. Pre-requisite: Entrepreneurship Law is a pre-requisite course for Fall and Spring semesters. Entrepreneurship Law may be taken as a co-requisite only in the Summer term.

Catalog Number: LITARB 700

Additional Course Information: Experiential Learning


Course History

Spring 2024
Title: Clinic: DPELC Entrepreneurship Law
Faculty: Reed, Stephen F. (courses | profile)
Green, Darren (courses | profile)
Barron, Esther S. (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 18     Actual: 18

Fall 2023
Title: Clinic: DPELC Entrepreneurship Law
Faculty: Reed, Stephen F. (courses | profile)
Green, Darren (courses | profile)
Barron, Esther S. (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 20     Actual: 20

Spring 2023
Title: Clinic: DPELC Entrepreneurship Law
Faculty: Reed, Stephen F. (courses | profile)
Green, Darren (courses | profile)
Barron, Esther S. (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 20     Actual: 20

Fall 2022
Title: Clinic: DPELC Entrepreneurship Law
Faculty: Reed, Stephen F. (courses | profile)
Green, Darren (courses | profile)
Barron, Esther S. (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 20     Actual: 20

Spring 2022
Title: Clinic: Entrepreneurship Law Center
Faculty: Reed, Stephen F. (courses | profile)
Green, Darren (courses | profile)
Barron, Esther S. (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 20     Actual: 20

Fall 2021
Title: Clinic: Entrepreneurship Law Center
Faculty: Green, Darren (courses | profile)
Barron, Esther S. (courses | profile)
Section: 1     Credits: 4.0
Capacity: 20     Actual: 20