The Chase College of Law Center for Law and Entrepreneurship puts Students in the Center of Business

Weeks can be busy for Salmon P. Chase College of Law students who participate in programs of the college’s Center for Law and Entrepreneurship. Consider this sampling of activities with center director Jack Wyant, who is founder and managing partner of the Cincinnati investment firm Blue Chip Venture Co. and a Chase graduate:

• Learning how to create websites and apps without using computer coding, in a No-Code Workshop.
• Networking with Queen City Angels, a coalition of Cincinnati-area entrepreneurs and investors, to hear what potential law clients expect from lawyers.
• Exploring business uses of artificial intelligence at the Generative Artificial Intelligence Summit of Ellevate, a Cincinnati women’s networking group.
• Discovering what it takes for the off-field business and legal teams of the Cincinnati Reds to put the team on the field, in a program at Great American Ball Park arranged by Mr. Wyant, who is a part-owner of the team.

For these students who have participated in center programming, this is the evidence that there is more to learn in law school than rules of law:

Matthew Carlin

“I know that lawyering also depends on delivering a service to customers (or clients), and hearing CEO’s perspectives helped enhance my own as I enter the marketplace of legal services. Building a successful practice, to me is like building a business, and what better perspective to have than from successful CEOs?

“In a conversation after a panel, we discussed the nature of legal customer service, and I got to hear his mind on the type of lawyer he wishes to hire ‒ and the type he wants to avoid. That conversation will help shape my future decisions and interactions with people who seek to hire and work with me.”

Carley Weinberg

“Expanding my network is priceless, whether the contacts I make at an event turn into clients, potential job opportunities, colleagues or friends.

“The Ellevate Generative AI Summit was an informational panel where I learned so many ways to use AI to become more efficient. With the growth of AI, a law student needs to be familiar with all the ways to use it to be efficient, but also to be aware of the downfalls of AI. Access to events like these makes the entrepreneurship program such a highlight of my law school career.”

Jacob Williams

“An event I attended as past of StartupCincy Week featured presentations from four promising companies selected from a pool of over 400 applicants. One of the standout presentations was from Credder, a mass-media review platform with a mission to aggregate data from verified journalists and the public to generate a credibility rating for news outlets, their writers and their articles. As someone passionate about staying informed in today’s complex media landscape, I found Credder’s approach innovative and timely.

“As a member of Chase’s Center for Law and Entrepreneurship, attending events like this  offers an opportunity to engage with the local business community, gain insights into emerging industries and explore potential legal implications for innovative startups.”

Kerry Klumpe

Director of Communications, Salmon P. Chase College of Law