Entrepreneurship Clinic

6-8 units

Open to second semester 2L and 3L J.D. students. The Entrepreneurship Clinic provides students with hands-on training in legal practice related to for-profit and nonprofit entrepreneurs, startups, and social enterprises. Typical Entrepreneurship Clinic activities include forming for-profit business entities (limited liability companies, corporations, etc.); forming nonprofit corporations and assisting with applications for tax-exempt status; drafting, reviewing, and negotiating business agreements; advising companies on capital-raising strategies; and advising companies regarding corporate structure and corporate governance. Entrepreneurship Clinic students are encouraged to have taken or be concurrently taking courses relating to business organizations. Students must spend a minimum of 255 total hours on clinic-related matters for 6 credits, or, with permission of the instructor, may enroll for 7 credits (298 total hours) or 8 credits (340 total hours). Students must be certified under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13 (eligible after completing one-half of the credits required for graduation). [Note: Students are prohibited from taking more than one clinic/externship/supervised practicum in the same semester. Students that are not in good standing (for either academic or disciplinary reasons) are not eligible to participate in a clinic/externship. This course is graded on a modified pass/fail basis: HP (3.90), P, LP (3.00), F (2.50). 6 credits (up to 8 with permission of instructor). There is no final exam. To participate in this clinic, you must either have completed or be currently enrolled in courses containing at least 5 cumulative hours of education on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism (BCCCR content). This clinic includes 2 hours of BCCCR content, so in total, you will need 3 hours from your other courses to meet the requirement. Courses that include BCCCR content are tagged in Workday to help you track your progress.