|
Small Business Opportunity Clinic Offers Workshop for Korean-Americans
CHICAGO -- The Small
Business Opportunity Clinic (SBOC) at Northwestern University School
of Law, in partnership with the Korean-American Community Services
(KACS) and the Korean-American Bar Association (KABA), will present
"Legal Issues in Starting Your Own Business: What you should
know and how to take care of it.
The program will take
place at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 9, at the KACS office, 4300 N.
California.
Northwestern University
School of Law students involved in the SBOC will inform local entrepreneurs
about common legal issues such as choosing the business structure
of their enterprise, choosing a business name and dealing with required
government filings, tax concerns and insurance considerations. Printed
copies of the presentation will be available in both English and
Korean.
The program also will
include an informational discussion with members of the KABA about
immigration, work-related issues and discrimination.
The SBOC also is pleased
to announce the addition of attorney Caitlin Cameron to the clinic
faculty. Cameron graduated from the Indiana University Kelley School
of Business in 1991 and received her J.D., magna cum laude, from
Indiana University School of Law in 1996. Following graduation,
Cameron clerked for Judge Robert B. Maloney in the Northern District
of Texas. She then practiced law with Neal, Gerber and Eisenberg
and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom.
The Small Business Opportunity
Clinic at Northwestern University School of Law provides low-cost
legal assistance to entrepreneurs, start-ups and non-profit organizations.
In conjunction with the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management,
the SBOC is a fully integrated legal and business center for entrepreneurial
and small business development.
Started in 1998 through
a student initiative, the SBOC is one of the first programs of its
kind in the country. The SBOC gives students hands-on experience
assisting small business clients with supervision of faculty and
licensed attorneys. Since its inception, the SBOC has represented
over 130 small business and entrepreneurs. More than 60 percent
of SBOC clients have been women and minorities. Through an emphasis
on community outreach, the SBOC continues to increase and enrich
its client base.
For
more information regarding the Northwestern University School of
Law’s Small Business Opportunity Clinic, visit the website
at www.go.to/sboc/
or contact Professor Tom Morsch, SBOC director, at tmorsch@law.northwestern.edu.
4/4/01
|