Center for Business Law and Innovation
The Center for Business Law and Innovation (CBLI) creates a new framework to provide business law training and opportunities for students—helping them and the Oregon business community thrive.
The center includes courses and cocurricular programs designed to:
- Educate law students about foundational business law concepts
- Provide law students with opportunities to work side-by-side with entrepreneurs and businesses
- Provide transactional legal services to emerging businesses and nonprofit ventures
- Inspire and train law students to become business leaders
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From the Dean
Speaking with students is one of my favorite parts of being dean. At Lewis & Clark Law School, I’ve discovered a rare and powerful combination: students who pair fierce dedication to their mission with deep collaboration and a genuine commitment to each other’s success.
A Decade of Dedication:
Professor Lydia Pallas Loren’s Work on the Landmark Restatement of Copyright.
Legal Expertise Supports Migratory Species
Professors Chris Wold and Erica Lyman facilitated a workshop with CMS Parties to discuss the legal contours of some of the treaty’s most important provisions.
Beyond the Bar
Most graduates of law school go on to practice law, working in law firms or providing legal counsel to organizations and businesses. Yet, for some, the lessons of law apply more broadly, and the outcome of their law school education has been a surprising and successful career outside of law. Here are just a few of our alums who followed an alternative route.