Clinical Internship Seminar: Corporate Counsel

Description:

Limit: 10 students total (in conjunction with CIS: Intellectual Property)

This seminar is limited to 10 students with a preference given to those who have completed at least two years of law school. Students will attend a weekly two-hour seminar. The seminar will concentrate on contract drafting exercises and discussions pertaining to the work of corporate counsel. Students will also work a minimum of 10 hours per week in corporate counsel offices approved by the instructor and, as part of the internship experience, will be expected to draft a written product demonstrating an understanding of contract drafting.

Corporate counsel are attorneys who are employees of their organizations. Most corporate law departments within the greater Portland area are not large enough to have attorneys who specialize in a given area of the law. Local attorneys working "in-house," usually are generalists. Their practice is typically transactional in nature and, depending on the organization, may address such diverse areas of the law as employment, intellectual property, compliance with government regulations (including securities regulations), international transactions, real estate, environmental, and tax.

Enrollment in this seminar will be limited. Applicants for this seminar will be screened through an interview process and will be required to attend a two hour preliminary seminar in the fall that will take the place of one spring class. To apply, submit a resume and cover letter to the Registrar by the deadline for registration.

Prerequisite or co-requisite: Business Associations I.

Students shall not be compensated for work performed in connection with a CIS placement.

Prerequiste: Business Associations I