Small Business & Nonprofit 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.
"The opportunity to work with clients prior to beginning my career has provided practical experience as well as direction to the type of law I wish to pursue after graduation."
Alex Wulff
Class of 2011
In the Small Business & Nonprofit 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.
