The University of Oregon’s Small Business Law Clinic pairs students with small startup businesses in Lane County that could use free legal advice.
The University of Oregon’s Small Business Law Clinic pairs students with small startup businesses in Lane County that could use free legal advice.
Since it launched over 7 years ago, the clinic has matched 99 students with 246 small businesses.
“Think of the number of billable hours that are not being paid,” said Gary Smith, faculty at the Lane Small Business Development Center. “If you assume $150 to $250 an hour for a lot of these services, there’s quite an economic boon. It’s a leg up to business without a doubt.”
Among the clients the students have helped in recent years are a farm, a life coach, a certified public accountant, a cupcake maker, a pottery studio, a craft brewery, a general contractor, an architect and a biotech company.
“It’s good for the law school; it’s good for the students and really important to the community,” said attorney Kirk Strohman, an alumnus who now has a small business practice in Eugene.
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