Entrepreneurs Law Clinic, Santa Clara University School of Law

The Entrepreneurs Law Clinic (ELC) at Santa Clara University services the active local startup community by delivering quality legal services to entrepreneurs through the use of second-and third- year law students. The ELC serves the dual purpose of giving law students the exposure to real-life issues that confront Silicon Valley companies, and providing startups with high-quality, affordable legal help. The ELC differs from a traditional classroom setting, in that the students work on actual client projects under the supervision of the ELC Director. The ELC is a transactional clinic where students will have an opportunity to work on a variety of transactions crucial to startup companies, such as business entity formation, financing, operational contracts, company policy, website terms of service, and intellectual property licensing. Students in the ELC not only spend time working on client projects, but they also attend seminars generally twice weekly which cover a variety of...