Students will assist with clinic operations and shadow attorneys as they provide individualized business-related counsel and advice to local small business entrepreneurs on topics such as business formation, contracts, trademarks, patents, and employment procedures.
Organization
Texas C-Bar
Texas C-Bar works to support the development of community infrastructure and improve the quality of life for low-income populations in Texas by providing pro bono business law resources to nonprofits and microentrepreneurs. C-Bar provides pro bono referrals and direct services to nonprofits and microentrepreneurs for non-litigation legal matters; offers legal workshops, online resources, and publications on important legal issues affecting nonprofits and microentrepreneurs; and collaborates with strategic partners to address systemic legal barriers to community development in low-income communities. Texas C-Bar is co-sponsoring the Small Business Legal Clinic with Economic Growth Business Incubator, with the support of the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Texas.
Project Details
- Website
- http://www.texascbar.org
- Project Date
Tuesday, March 20
- Project Time
- 5:15pm-8:15pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 3 hours including training
- Training
- Training will be provided on-site immediately before the clinic; students may arrive early and attend the volunteer attorney training session that begins at 4pm the day of the clinic but attendance at the attorney training session is not required
- Skills used
- Client interviewing/intake; community education; observe small business counseling
- Project location
- Economic Growth Business Incubator, 1144 Airport Blvd., Suite 260
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 5
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- No prerequisites
- To Apply
- Submit email stating interest to Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu