1. Facilitating Access to Entrepreneurship Outside the Clinic Setting
April 28, 2018
Presented by Shannon Treviño
Patrick J. McDonough Director, Business Law Practicum
Associate Clinical Professor
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Transactional Clinic Conference 2018

2. The Challenge
Barriers to entrepreneurship include access to networks, raising capital and basic education on how to launch a business
Lawyers can and do play an important role in bridging the resources-knowledge gap
Outside traditional clinics that provide legal and strategic advice to entrepreneur-clients, what can be done?

3. Who are we trying to help?
CHALLENGES
College and Graduate Level Student-Entrepreneurs
Access to $
Understanding the value-add of lawyers
Where to find a lawyer
How to effectively use counsel
Appropriate referrals for services
Underserved High School Students
w/ entrepreneurship focus
Understanding role of law in building businesses
Competing priorities
Substantive understanding of issues
Recognizing role of lawyers
Future possibilities

4. Sources of Inspiration
Young Lawyers Program
“Street Law”-like visit to Long Beach high school in
Local chapter of BUILD
Clients of social justice clinics

5. Methods of Implementation: # 1
Method: Educational workshop for student- entrepreneurs
Barriers and lessons learned
Geographic
Cultural
Political
What to focus on (and feedback from the “client”)
Preliminary outcomes

6. Methods of Implementation: #2
Method: Opportunity for law students to provide educational workshops to underserved high school students
Target audience is high school students in business/finance/entrepreneurship programs
Many law schools face a gap in pro bono offerings for students interested in transactional practice
Goal is to offer pro bono hours (approx. half the hours needed for graduation)
Potential for conversion into course for credit

7. Pilot Visit to Local High School
Cabrillo High School – Academy of Law & Justice – Contract Negotiation Exercise

8. Pro Bono Requirement
ABA Standard 303(b) requires law schools to “provide substantial opportunities to students for … (2) student participation in pro bono legal services, including law-related public service activities.”
Interpretation provides that “law-related public service activities include…(iii) participating in activities providing information about justice, the law or the legal system to those who might not otherwise have such information….”

9. Pro Bono Project Educating Entrepreneurs in Underserved Communities
Benefits
(to high school students)
Challenges
Benefits (to law students)
Next Steps

10. Questions?