Community Development Law Clinic

Course Number:Law 397
Hours:3
Course Type:Upper-Level
Writing Requirement:None
Final Exam?:No
Description:
Students will provide legal services to nonprofit organizations whose activities serve to improve the quality of life in economically disadvantaged communities. The CDL Clinic provides a wide variety of business-oriented legal services including forming legal entities (e.g., corporations, corporate subsidiaries, limited liability companies), helping organizations obtain state and federal tax-exemption, negotiating and drafting employment and vendor contracts, and forming strategic joint ventures. Students take primary responsibility for interviewing and counseling clients, drafting corporate documents, and providing legal advice in such areas as employment law, intellectual property, state licensing requirements, and state and federal taxation.
Instructor(s):T. Kelley
Semester(s):Fall, Spring