589 Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (F Majekolagbe)

LAW589

Entrepreneurial Law Clinic

(Majekolagbe)

Co-requisite courses: LAW 451 Corporations AND LAW 599 Entrepreneurial Law

Prerequisite for:

Instructor(s): Professor Faith Majekolagbe

Course credit: 3

Method of Presentation: Other (Clinical)

METHOD OF EVALUATION

The course will be evaluated as Pass/Fail. To obtain a Pass, students are required to  

• i.participate in the bi-weekly case reviews and practical seminars on client interviewing, legal drafting, case and client management, professional communication, and professional ethics and responsibility; 

• ii.complete 50 clinical hours as scheduled in consultation between students and instructor/clinic supervisor;  

• iii.attend team meetings;  

• iv.participate in community outreach and other events designed to educate entrepreneurs about legal issues; and 

• v.complete a self-evaluation and a reflection journal meeting the instructor’s minimum standard (to be communicated at the beginning of the Fall term). 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Entrepreneurial Law Clinic (ELC) is a 3-credit experiential learning course, evaluated on a credit/no credit basis. The ELC consists of weekly practical seminars and clinical placement at the River City Venture Clinic. The course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop some of the skills necessary in the practice of law, particularly as it applies to addressing legal issues that generally confront emerging businesses (start-ups) and non-profit ventures. Students in the ELC will provide legal support on a range of legal issues to early-stage, traditional start-ups and social enterprises and may participate in community outreach and other events designed to educate entrepreneurs about legal issues. Students will experientially learn how to draft legal information memos and important documents like shareholder’s agreements, crowd-funding agreements, terms of use, privacy policies, licensing agreements and other documents common to the business operations of start-ups; interview and communicate with clients; and work effectively in teams.

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Enrollment into the ELC is through application and interview only, and selected students must also be enrolled in or have previously taken LAW 599 Entrepreneurial Law & LAW 451 Corporations Law for the Fall of 2024. Application is open to upper-year students who have completed LAW 599: Entrepreneurial Law & LAW 451: Corporations Law or are enrolled in these courses in the Fall of 2024.  

Application for enrolment in the ELC for the 2024/2025 academic year will be opened on March 4, 2024. Application should be made to the attention of Prof Faith Majekolagbe by submitting a resume and a one-page letter explaining why you are interested in registering for the ELC and indicating whether you meet the pre-requisites/co-requisites for enrollment in the clinic.  

Applications should be emailed to faith.majekolagbe@ualberta.ca with the subject line “ELC Application”. The application deadline is April 5, 2024. 

This course may not be repeated for credit. 

SPECIAL COMMENTS

Description updated 2024-25. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.

REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY):

None