LAWS 8339 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Clinic

EIC will be of interest to students interested in transactional work generally and getting hands-on, practical experience representing small businesses and innovators of all types. The clients are mostly very early stage for profit businesses and a few nonprofit organizations, but the experience is relevant to transactional/corporate practice in any setting.

Course overview

Department
Law
School
LAW
Credits
7
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
LAWS7750 or Strongly suggested to take IP Survey as a prerequisite because it covers trademarks at the end of the semester. or Permission of Department
Corequisites
LAWS4414 or LAWS4412

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.49 / 5 · Very Good
61 responses
Instructor rating
4.54 / 5 · Excellent
61 responses
Terms evaluated
10
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Susan Tarrant4.04.14.44.64.64.14.64.110+ hrs/week7 of 7
Fall 2025Susan Tarrant5.05.05.05.05.04.55.04.810+ hrs/week4 of 6
Spring 2025Susan Tarrant4.64.14.44.64.94.74.94.410+ hrs/week7 of 8
Fall 2024Susan Tarrant4.65.04.84.84.44.45.04.610+ hrs/week5 of 6
Spring 2024Susan Tarrant3.93.94.04.34.84.54.64.610+ hrs/week8 of 8
Fall 2023Susan Tarrant—————————6 of 6
Spring 2023Susan Tarrant4.74.94.24.54.75.04.94.810+ hrs/week7 of 8
Fall 2022Susan Tarrant5.05.05.05.04.84.85.04.710+ hrs/week6 of 6
Spring 2022Susan Tarrant4.84.64.84.85.04.45.04.810+ hrs/week5 of 6
Fall 2021Susan Tarrant4.04.54.34.54.74.34.54.210+ hrs/week6 of 8

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Susan Tarrant
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.54/5