{"id":77,"date":"2018-04-18T15:26:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T15:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/testweb.mitchellhamline.edu\/clinics\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2022-10-26T14:14:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T19:14:27","slug":"business-law-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/clinics\/business-law-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Law Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"introduction-wrapper\">\n<h2>What do students do in this clinic?<\/h2>\n<p>Work under the supervision of the professor, partners in a small, tech-forward firm, representing small business and non-profit clients on transactional matters.\u00a0 Client work can include entity selection and formation, contract drafting and review, or trademark and copyright work.\u00a0 The professor selected projects that students can take from beginning to end in one semester and focus on clients and communities underrepresented in traditional business law practice (e.g. minority-owned businesses, immigrant-owned businesses, women-owned businesses, and businesses owned or operated by members of the LGBT community).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accordion-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"accordion-title\">FAQ<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"accordion\">\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">What happens in the classroom component?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">\n<p>Group work on simulated practice problems, weekly updates on client casework, and guest lectures.\u00a0 Classroom topics vary depending on the matters that students are handling each semester.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">What do students learn in this clinic?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">\n<p>Students gain experience in a wide range of client relations, including interviewing, advising, and other communication skills relating to helping a client make business decisions. Students also develop basic transactional skills, including how to draft agreements and prepare the filings to form for-profit entities, non-profit entities, and secure intellectual property rights. Students learn how clients assess legal risks within the context of the client\u2019s other goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">When is this clinic offered?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">Every fall and spring.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">How many credits?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">Students may take the clinic for 2 or 3 credits.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Are students permitted or encouraged to take this clinic for additional semesters?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">\n<p>No, this is a one-semester clinic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Are there any required or recommended pre-requisites?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">\n<p>Business Organizations and\u00a0 Professional Responsibility<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Can students with full-time jobs take this clinic?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">\n<p>Yes. The classroom component is sometimes offered in the daytime and sometimes offered in the evening to accommodate students with full-time work schedules. The work for clients is flexible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Can students who live outside the Twin Cities take this clinic?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">\n<p>Yes. It is possible to both attend the class and do the casework remotely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"accordion-item\">\n<h4 class=\"accordion-item-title\">Who should take this clinic?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"accordion-item-body\">\n<p>Students seeking a Business Law Certificate, students interested in transactional or business litigation work, students who want hands-on experience with client-facing work, students interested in small tech-forward practice, and students interested in providing legal services to clients and communities in the justice gap.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do students do in this clinic? 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