Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic

Students will work with diverse companies who are confronting a variety of business challenges specific to startups and early stage high-growth ventures. The e-Law Center Clinic will focus on four primary objectives in servicing student and faculty businesses and high-growth ventures.

Experiential Learning: Students can expect to be challenged in experiential learning while developing critical thinking and practical research, drafting and client management skills. Student will be expected to demonstrate: critical thinking and judgment; service orientation with clients; communication; and practice orientation.

Excellence in Service: Students enrolled in the e-Law Center Clinic will work to provide quality services to participating businesses in conjunction with leading practitioners and law firms. Subject matters will include, but not be limited to:

• Entity selection and formation
• Securities/Financing
• Tax
• Intellectual Property (Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets, Copyrights and Licensing)
• Social Enterprises
• Terms of Use/Privacy Policies
• Small Business Advice and Counseling
• Hiring and Employment Matters
• Ethics/Conflict of Interest/Governance

Accelerating MWBEs: The e-Law Center Clinic will support minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs), and conduct research and application around breaking the barriers of traditional venture investing. In doing so, the program will accelerate MWBEs with a particular focus on high growth companies.

Economic Development: Although not directly lending itself to student learning outcomes, one of our goals is to support economic development efforts in Western New York through cultivating entrepreneurship and innovation. The e-Law Center Clinic helps create a thriving entrepreneurship community through sustainable economic development and opportunities for those in our community.