Small Business and Transactional Law Clinic
Faculty Member
Prerequisites
60 hours completed, minimum 2.0 GPA, certification as a Legal Intern, and successful completion of Business Associations and Professional Responsibility.
Recommended
Commercial Drafting, Law and Accounting, Law and Finance, Taxation of Corporations & Shareholders, Taxation of Gratuitous Transfers, Taxation of Individual Income, Taxation of Partnerships and Partners, Taxation of Property Transactions.
In the Small Business and Transactional Law Clinic (Transactional Clinic), upper-level law students provide business and legal assistance to small businesses and nonprofit organizations in Topeka and surrounding areas.
The Transactional Clinic has two primary goals:
- To help students develop skills in business counseling and transactional law, and
- To serve the legal needs of businesses and nonprofit organizations that cannot afford to hire legal counsel
These are done under the supervision of an experienced licensed attorney who is also a member of the law school faculty.
The Transactional Clinic provides a wide variety of legal assistance, but does not assist businesses or organizations with litigation. Business counseling and legal services include:
- Drafting and reviewing business plans
- Counseling on choice of entity formation and start-up services to for-profit and nonprofit groups
- Drafting and filing charter documents
- Drafting governing documents, such as bylaws, operating agreements, and partnership/shareholder agreements
- Applying for tax-exempt status for nonprofit organizations
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, leases, and licensing agreements
- Counseling on compliance with local, state, and federal laws
- Research and counseling on select intellectual property issues
The transactional law practice also is a natural complement to the Business and Transactional Law Center.
