Description
:This seminar offers law students an immersive, hands-on experience in entrepreneurial thinking, legal innovation, and leadership development. The course equips students with practical tools and strategic frameworks that align legal training with real-world entrepreneurial success. This course is particularly useful for law students who aspire to become entrepreneurs by starting or partnering in a legal practice or launching a business, become top-tier business lawyers who deeply understand the challenges and goals of entrepreneurial clients, or become intrapreneurs and innovators in corporate, nonprofit, or public-sector roles as in-house counsel or in non-traditional legal roles.
Through instruction and case-based learning, law students will explore how to apply legal knowledge creatively and ethically to support a legal practice, startups, scale ventures, or lead innovative change in organizations.
Posting limited to:
Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor
Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/04/16
Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/04/18
Expected Enrolment:
24
Approval date:
2026/04/16
Number of credits:
3
Work Hours:
39
Hourly Rate:
Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)
The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.
These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.
These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.
Course type:
B
Posting type:
Irrégulier / Irregular
Language of instruction:
Anglais | English
Competence in second language:
Passive
Course Schedule:
- - - Monday – Friday9:30 to 12:20
Requirements:
The Common Law Section is seeking candidates who are leaders in the legal profession. An LL.B., J.D., or equivalent is required for this position. Membership in the Law Society of Ontario in good standing is also required. The successful candidate will have significant experience in entrepreneurial thinking and leadership. They will also understand the legal framework applicable to entrepreneurial ventures. Prior teaching experience will be considered an asset.
The Common Law Section reserves the right to select a candidate who does not fully meet each of these requirements, where the candidate’s selection would be beneficial to the program, the course, the students or for a related reason.
Additional Information and/or Comments:
An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience.