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Doing Good While Doing Deals: Early Lesson In Launching An International Transactions Clinic, Deborah Burand
Doing Good While Doing Deals: Early Lesson In Launching An International Transactions Clinic, Deborah Burand
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That is not to say that the launch of this clinic was easy. Four of the most challenging issues the ITC faced in its first year of operation were: 1) developing a client pool, 2) defining client projects so as to be appropriate to student clinicians’ skill levels and capacity, 3) making use of efficient and inexpensive technology to foster international communication with clients and transaction management, and 4) tapping supervisory attorney talent capable of supporting student clinicians in their international transactional work. The first two issues were the biggest challenges that we faced in launching the ITC and so …
Launch Of An International Transactions Clinic: Doing Good While Doing Deals, Deborah Burand
Launch Of An International Transactions Clinic: Doing Good While Doing Deals, Deborah Burand
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September 2008 marked the launch of the International Transactions Clinic (ITC) at the University of Michigan Law School, the first legal clinic of its kind to combine an international and transactional focus. As Law School Dean Evan Caminker said upon the launch of the ITC, “[t]his is an exciting opportunity to involve a new generation of bright legal minds in cross-border transactions that will train our students for a lifetime of international business dealings, and that can also make an enormous difference in the lives of people in the developing world.”