Innovation Advancement Legal Clinic
The Innovation Advancement Clinic is an innovative program that pairs inventors, technology entrepreneurs, tech transfer professionals, and emerging technology companies with some of ASU’s brightest law students.
What students do:
Teams of 2-3 law students undertake a wide array of legal services that help early-stage ventures solidify their legal foundations, avoiding many of the mistakes and pitfalls often made when moving technology into the marketplace. Teams are guided throughout the semester by Director, Raees Mohamed, an attorney with RM Warner Law.
Additional supervision and guidance is provided by the program's In-Residence professionals, especially Jon Coury, from the Hool Law Group of Phoenix.
Course information
The Innovation Advancement Clinic is a one-semester course.
- Credits: six credits (two graded and four pass/fail)
- Pre- or Co-Requisite(s): Evidence, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Professional Responsibility
- Must be Rule 39 certified after acceptance to clinic.
Time commitment
Students are expected to spend a minimum of 270 hours in the Clinic during the one semester.
- Fall or Spring Semester – 20 hours per week
- 10-15 hours per week on IAP Projects
- 4 hours per week office hours in Clinic
- 2 hours per week seminar
Student Applications Dates for Clinic:
Spring 2021:
Applications: September 23rd through October 23rd, 2020
Offers extended to students: October 30, 2020
Student acceptances due: November 2nd, 2020 by 5 pm
Summer/Fall 2021:
Application period: January 11th - February 11th, 2021
Offers extended to students: February 25th, 2021
Student acceptances due: March 5th, 2021 by 5 pm
**IMPORTANT!* - Pursuant to the Statement of Student Policies, Clinics – Students who have applied for a clinic and have been accepted may decline upon offer without consequence. However, once a student has accepted a clinic offered, any student who drops the clinic without prior approval by the dean’s designee will be subject to the 12-month ban.
Students may apply via Atlas during the application period listed above.
Other questions and/or feedback
Our People
Raees Mohamed
Director, Innovation Advancement Clinic
Faculty Associate
Raeesabbas.Mohamed@asu.edu
Reminder:
Everyone entering the Beus Center for Law and Society Building is required to wear a face covering and all guests need to have an appointment.