The Clinic offers legal information on basic corporate and securities, intellectual property, and employment topics relevant to startups. It operates during the fall semester (September–December) each academic year.
While the Clinic does not provide personalized legal advice, the information our student caseworkers provide may be able to help startups think through questions like:
Email: [email protected]
Caseworkers are upper year law students who have been admitted to the startup law clinical course offered in the fall semester. Over the course of the semester, caseworkers may be involved in interviewing clients, drafting and reviewing contracts, preparing legal memoranda, and making presentations on legal issues. They also attend weekly seminars on selected topics related to startup law as well as legal skills, ethics, and professionalism.
The Clinic offers student caseworkers the opportunity to:
Students interested in applying to join the Clinic in future years are encouraged to take Law for Start-Ups, a seminar course offered in the Winter semester, as well as Droit des sociétés/Business Organizations.
Note: We are currently seeking applications for student caseworkers for the fall 2025 semester. Interested upper-year uOttawa common law students are invited to submit a one-page cover letter, maximum two-page CV, and law transcripts to [email protected] by July 25, 2025.
