Transactional Law Clinics
Student Work
Student Work
The Transactional Law Clinics consist of the Business and Non-Profit Clinic, the Real Estate Clinic and the Entertainment Law Clinic. These clinics provide legal assistance to small businesses, entrepreneurs and community organizations for business formation, contract review and negotiation, commercial financing, leasing, community economic development, real estate purchase and sales, business acquisitions, intellectual property, nonprofit formation, permitting, licensing, and other transactional legal services.
In every respect, the Transactional Law Clinics operates as a professional law office in the service of clients; this clinic offers the opportunity to gain experience on topics such as:
- client interviewing and intake;
- case management;
- contract drafting;
- negotiation skills;
- ethics; and
- legal analysis
You can read evaluations from past clinical students in the Helios Org Search using this link.
ClinicTalks
ClinicTalks
Transactional Law Clinics
Students at the Transactional Law Clinics concentrate in one or more of the TLC’s three substantive “clinics”, which concentrate on business and non-profit law, real estate, and arts, and music and entertainment law.
How to Register
How to Register
The clinic is offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. You can learn about the required clinical course component, clinical credits and the clinical registration process by reading the course catalog description and exploring the links in this section.
In the News
In the News
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How Practicing Entertainment Law in TLC Made Me a Better Lawyer
Continue Reading about How Practicing Entertainment Law in TLC Made Me a Better LawyerThe Transactional Law Clinic was one of the most useful, necessary, and enriching courses I took at Harvard Law School. I chose to focus my clinical work in entertainment law, which stemmed from my six-year journey as a musician and manager of a touring rock band. I enrolled in the Transactional Law Clinic because I wanted to learn more about how the entertainment industry works, to understand the types of deals done, and to learn about the legal language used in showbiz agreements. While I learned a lot about those things, what I learned most was how to be a better lawyer.
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Community Enterprise Project Helps Empower Small Business Owners in Boston
Continue Reading about Community Enterprise Project Helps Empower Small Business Owners in BostonA transactional lawyer is a luxury for the majority of small businesses, including those in low-income communities facing more pressing legal issues, such as lack of housing or public benefits. Retaining a lawyer might seem so unattainable that the thought does not even cross one’s mind. Although transactional lawyers might seem like last priority, their impact can be long lasting. A transactional lawyer knows that you never know until you ask, and can suggest minor changes that make a big impact.
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Transactional Law Clinics
6 Everett Street
4th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-998-0101
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