Small Business Corporate Governance Checkups
Students will assist businesses by conducting brief legal checkups and discussing common corporate governance issues with business owners. Students also may have the opportunity to shadow attorneys in consultations covering topics such as entity formation, general liability, contracts, employment procedure, negotiation, patents, and trademarks. This pro bono event will be conducted in partnership with Economic Growth Business Income Incubator (EGBI) and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA).
Organization
Mithoff Pro Bono Program
The Transactional Project is an internal project of the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program that provides legal support to local small business owners without access to legal services, and gives law students an opportunity to build transactional legal skills. The project advises entrepreneurs on choice of entity formation, forming an LLC, and corporate governance and compliance issues. The October 5 event will be conducted in partnership with Economic Growth Business Income Incubator (EGBI) and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA). EGBI provides training, coaching, and support to aspiring and existing business owners who are traditionally underserved and face barriers to growing a successful business. TRLA is the third largest legal services provider in the nation and the largest in the state of Texas.
Project Details
- Website
- https://law.utexas.edu/probono/for-the-public/pro-bono-projects/transactional-project/
- Number of student volunteers requested:
- 10
- Project Date:
Wednesday, October 5
- Project Time:
- 6pm-8:00pm
- Approximate hours of work requested:
- 5 hours, including training
- Training:
- Friday, September 30, 1:30pm-3:30pm (CCJ 1.312) (lunch provided)
- Project location:
- Economic Growth Business Income Incubator, 1144 Airport Boulevard #260, Austin, TX 78702
- Skills used:
- Client interviewing and counseling
- Required skills:
- Two volunteer positions are reserved for students who speak Spanish and will be comfortable working with Spanish-speaking small business owners
- Class year preference:
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- To Apply:
- https://transactional10-5-22.eventbrite.com