Santa Clara University (SCU) is running a program that enables law and business students to collaborate on advising start-up entrepreneurs.
Through the BEACH program, teams of students work to give free advice to up to 80 clients a year. The clients are sourced from the nearby Silicon Valley start-up community and from other SCU programs such as the Bronco Ventures Accelerator.
“This is what it’s like in the real world — legal and business advisors working hand in hand,” says Linsey Krolik, a Santa Clara University School of Law senior clinical fellow. “Students are getting invaluable exposure, including first-year law students and undergraduates in business. This gives them a tremendous advantage when they go to begin their career journey.”
According to SCU professor and BEACH co-director Kumar Sarangee, the program is especially unique for its cross-disciplinary approach that engages students early in their academic careers.
“Our students are learning hands-on problem solving for a broad range of start-ups,” says Sarangee. “They learn from their mentors, from the business owners, and from each other. And the start-ups get free legal and strategic advice at crucial stages of their growth.”
Source: BusinessWire
