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Practice-Based Learning
Clinical law Courses
The Law School offers several nationally ranked clinical programs allowing students, under the close supervision of faculty, to represent clients who present business-related issues. Students not only gain valuable negotiation and advocacy skills, but also learn to draft legal documents and research complex business law issues.The Community Development and Transactions Clinic enables students to work with nonprofit and community-based organizations on issues such as entity formation and governance, tax compliance and exemption, public safety and economic development, employment law and workforce development, and environmental problem-solving.
Student attorneys in the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic represent low-income individuals who have disputes with the Internal Revenue Service, and assist them with matters before the IRS and the U.S. Tax Court.
The Law School, in cooperation with Montgomery County, operates the Maryland Intellectual Property Legal Resource Center (MIPLRC) at the Maryland Technology Development Center in Rockville. Students in the Intellectual Property Law Clinic work at the MIPLRC advising biotech and infotech startup companies in connection with issues relating to patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, domain names, and other intellectual property issues, as well as a variety of business law issues.
Externships
Externships provide the opportunity for students to gain practical experience in business law by working with governmental agencies, business associations, or nonprofit organizations while earning academic credits.
Examples of externship placements include:
Baltimore City Circuit Court
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Maryland Securities Division
Maryland Tax Court
National Association of Securities Dealers
NEA Fellowship
New Markets Growth Fund
Securities and Exchange Commission
Small Business Administration
U.S. Customs Office
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Students interested in a business law externship should obtain a faculty supervisor and complete the Free-Standing Law Externship Application. Students approved for enrollment in a business law externship must also enroll in the Business Law Workshop or arrange through the faculty supervisor for a tutorial component to accompany the externship experience.
For more information, please contact Program Manager and Director of Externships.
