The IJ Clinic on Entrepreneurship empowers Chicago’s entrepreneurs in four ways: legal service, education, outreach and advocacy.

  • We provide free legal services to lower-income entrepreneurs, forging long-term relationships with a small group of clients to help them transform their companies and communities in Chicago!
  • We teach and supervise University of Chicago Law School students in providing our legal services to entrepreneurs, preparing these students to be lifelong advocates for entrepreneurs!
  • We provide educational seminars and community events aimed at offering entrepreneurs practical advice on starting and growing a business, with a healthy dose of inspiration along the way!
  • We advocate to knock down excessive regulatory and legal barriers that keep entrepreneurs from making their dreams a reality!

IJ Clinic on Entrepreneurship


  • Our Advocacy and Policy Work

  • Educating Law Students

  • Resources for Entrepreneurs

  • Legal Assistance for Entrepreneurs

  • South Side Pitch

    • Contact the ij Clinic

    Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship
    6020 South University Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60637

    Contact Form Submission or (773) 834-3129

    If you have urgent legal needs that involve: bankruptcy, criminal cases, custody, evictions, divorces, probate, employment/worker’s compensation, please contact CARPLS: 312-738-9200, Legal Aid Chicago: 312-341-1070, or Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS): 312-332-1624.

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