Small Business & Nonprofit Transactional Law Clinic
Transactional Law Clinic will not be available until fall 2023.
We are sorry for any inconvenience.
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.
Students must apply and be selected to enroll in this clinic.
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.
Orientation for all students enrolled in Law Clinic for the Fall 2023 semester will be August 18, 2023, from 12:00-4:00 p.m. in Room 150. Please mark your calendar if you plan to take clinic in the fall.