New legal program to support students
MIT and Boston University School of Law are joining forces on a new program intended to assist students with a broad range of legal matters related to entrepreneurship and cyber law, from basic issues associated with the founding of startup companies to novel questions about the application of laws and regulations to students’ innovation-related activities. President L. Rafael Reif announced the news today in an email to the MIT community. “By providing our students with the legal guidance to navigate the complexities of starting or running a business, the clinics will give them the freedom and confidence to focus on what they do best: creating innovative ideas, technologies and companies,” Reif wrote. “At MIT, we believe in our students’ potential to change the world, and we want to equip them with the tools to make an impact. These clinics will provide our students with an important new resource for pursuing their dreams...