Maine Law's Clinical Programs

📈 A pioneering partnership within the University of Maine System is growing Maine’s workforce and economy by providing FREE support to small businesses while preparing the future entrepreneurial and attorney workforce.

The University of Maine School of Law and the Maine Business School launched the new Business & Law Clinic this semester. Thought to be the first of its kind in the nation, the collaborative clinic is supported by and located at the Maine Graduate & Professional Center, University of Maine System and funded through the generosity of the Harold Alfond Foundation through UMS TRANSFORMS.

During the clinic's inaugural semester, 8 law and graduate business students gained real-world experience by providing legal and business development services to emerging and expanding businesses across the state that lacked the resources to hire consultants and private attorneys.

It’s just the latest example of how Maine's public universities are working together across campuses and disciplines to:
✅prepare an innovative workforce,
✅support the state's small businesses make and save money,
✅create new jobs and products, and
✅accelerate economic growth.

Thanks to the Portland Press Herald for showcasing the clinic and its incredible early impact in helping grow Maine's workforce and small business economy.

How grad students are helping Maine businesses grow, save money A new, free clinic run by UMaine's business school and the state's public law school advised 17 small companies this spring. It already has a waiting list.