LAW 7058 - Law & Entrepreneurship

Institution:

Villanova University

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Description:

Description: Two students each semester will work in the Berwyn office of the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP for 15 to 20 hours per week on transactional and start up matters for early stage business clients. The work will focus primarily in the areas of corporate and securities law. A typical semester might include a "clean up" of a botched business organization with a complete set of corporate documents, preparation of a blue sky memorandum, a first draft of a confidential offering memorandum or work on the acquisition of a business. A Pepper Hamilton LLP attorney would serve as the supervising attorney for all work. The students will also meet with Dean Sargent who will at those meetings monitor their progress, and engage in substantive discussion and critiques of the students' projects. Students will receive a letter grade based on the evaluation of the supervising attorney and Dean Sargent. Both the student and the supervising attorney will be required to sign a Statement of Educational Objectives and Responsibilities designed to ensure that all parties fully understand the nature of the undertaking involved. Students wishing to be considered for one of the two places available in either semester must: -Enter the appropriate course number on the Registration Form -Attach a current resume and writing sample -Include written permission to release the student's transcript to the representative of the law firm. 3.00credit(s) Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Law School

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.villanova.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 519-4500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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