The entrepreneurial law certificate coordinates Colorado Law's strengths and business-law related assets in the areas of entrepreneurial and technology law, such as the Silicon Flatirons Center, the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic and the Colorado Technology Law Journal. It is awarded to law students who complete coursework reflecting a concentrated study of issues typically faced by transaction-side lawyers, and signals to prospective employers that a student possesses a skill set with applicability across issues of transactional law.
Requirements
Certificate requirements include:
- at least 92 credit hours (89 is required for the J.D.), and
- at least 21 of the 92 credit hours in the area of entrepreneurial law.
This includes at least 3 credit hours in a Business School course and participation in an Experiential Offering relevant to the certificate. Visit the Rules of the Law School webpage for complete details, including a full list or relevant electives to be used to satisfy the 21 credit-hour requirement. Each certificate course must be completed with at least a C in every course. The student will be awarded the certificate "with honors" if they earn at least an A- cumulative average in those courses.
Required Courses and Credits
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Doctrinal Core Courses | ||
| Choose one: | ||
| Corporations | ||
| Agency, Partnership, and the LLC | ||
| Choose one: | ||
| Venture Capital and Private Equity | ||
| Deals: Engineering Financial Transactions | ||
| Intellectual Property Courses (choose one) | ||
Certificate faculty director to designate list of relevant IP courses. | ||
| Financial Literacy Course (Choose one) | ||
Certificate faculty director to designate list of relevant financial literacy courses, which may include courses from CU business school. | ||
| Required Skills Courses | ||
At least four credits in drafting and/or negotiation. | ||
| Required Domain Expertise Courses | ||
Other electives, if needed, to achieve 21 credits for the certificate. | ||
One course to advance the student's domain expertise, which will usually be a graduate-level course on entrepreneurship in the business school; substitute courses may also be approved. 1 | ||
| Experiential Offering | ||
Completion of at least one of the following: (i) participation in the New Venture Challenge; (ii) membership in the Deming Center Venture Fund; (iii) participation in the Transactional Law Meet; (iv) participation in the Venture Capital Investment Competition; or (v) another experiential offering as approved by the faculty director. | ||
| Capstone Experience | ||
Either the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic or a transactional externship approved by the faculty director. | ||
| 1 | If circumstances warrant, the MBA requirement may be waived after consultation with the faculty director and completion of a substitute course. Certificate participants should ensure their compliance with Law School Rules regarding coursework outside Colorado Law. |