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Legal

Every entrepreneur needs access to legal resources to help during the creation and growth of their startup. The types of legal advice and services that entrepreneurs must consider include:

  • Company formation: legal entity creation, founder’s agreements, employment agreements
  • Intellectual property protections: patents, copyrights, trademarks
  • Basic contracts: including strategic vendor contracts, customer contracts, and leases
  • Capital: investor agreements when raising capital

Law Resources at Drexel

The Entrepreneurial Law Clinic at the Drexel University School of Law provides legal advice for Philadelphia start-ups by matching Drexel Law students with a select number of innovative start-up company clients.

Register a business in Philadelphia is a resource for getting a business registered in the City of Philadelphia.
Register a business in Philadelphia is a resource for getting a business registered in the City of Philadelphia.