Accdocket.com (from the Association of Corporate Counsel) recently published an article about the Entrepreneurs’ Law Clinic (ELC).
ELC students work on a variety of transactions that are crucial to startup companies: business entity formation, operational contracts, company policies, website terms of service, and intellectual property licensing. In addition to the obvious benefit for the students, in the 10 semesters ELC has been offered at Santa Clara’s Schools of Law, the ELC has provided free legal services to 90 companies in its immediate communities — an impressive contribution equaling to over US$1 million in legal fees. The dual benefit nature of the program is key to its success and, undoubtedly, has contributed to the perception shift in the way start-up employers view recent graduates.
