The Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic (L&E Clinic) is an experiential learning program at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Students in the L&E Clinic provide legal services to approximately 300 entrepreneurs each year under the direct supervision of six clinical professors. The L&E Clinic embodies the Wisconsin Idea and serves entrepreneurs across Wisconsin from high-growth startups developing cutting edge technology to Mainstreet businesses. The L&E Clinic provides a range of legal services for clients including entity selection and formation intellectual property assistance contract review and drafting founder and employee advice and more.
The L&E Clinic faculty teaches a seminar for the L&E Clinic students and provides day-to-day training mentoring and supervision of students. The L&E Clinic faculty maintains important community relationships provides education to community partner organizations and contributes in many other ways to our vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem.
This position will work collaboratively with other L&E Clinic faculty to:
Supervise law students working with entrepreneurs and startup businesses
Meet weekly with students to provide guidance instruction and feedback
Develop curriculum and teach classes for the L&E Clinic seminar
Improve the L&E Clinics systems and processes
Maintain the L&E Clinic client pipeline
Conduct intake meetings with potential clients
Develop community connections that support the L&E Clinics work
Research write and disseminate educational articles and presentations
Lead and/or assist with other strategic initiatives
Support the Wisconsin entrepreneurial community and by extension the Wisconsin economy
Participate in Law School service and committee work
Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic University of Wisconsin Law School
Starting salary and job title will be commensurate with successful candidates previous experience skills and qualifications.
Specialization in transactional business law is required as well as experience with early-stage issues confronting entrepreneurs and startups.
Candidates must have multiple years experience with business transactions and working with entrepreneurs.
Wisconsin Bar admission or eligibility is required.
Candidates with demonstrated experience teaching mentoring or managing law students or young lawyers is preferred at the Clinical Assistant Professor level and required at the Clinical Associate and Full Professor levels.
Experience with securities intellectual property real estate tax campus-technology transfers teaching or mentorship is beneficial.
J.D. required.
Applicants must apply through the Jobs at UW website () by submitting a cover letter and resume.
The deadline for assuring full consideration is January 15 2026; however the position will remain open and applications may be considered until the position is filled.
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