In order to help program participants feel supported in taking on clients and developing their practice, we make sure they have access to experienced advice.

• Upon admission, each participant is matched with a senior attorney who will act as their mentor, with whom they will work on a one-on-one basis.

• Although the program is specifically for those interested in intellectual property law, participants may seek additional guidance from mentors purposefully drawn from other practice areas such as Trusts and Estates, Real Estate, Business and Corporate Law, Family Law, Federal Appeals, and more.

Team Meetings

Each program participant is required to meet with their business-development team once a month. The team functions to establish and check business-growth benchmarks and monitor progress. The participant’s mentor, program coordinator, and a business strategist work together to advise and support the participant in the following areas:

• Creating a business plan
• Developing strategies for growing the practice
• Providing tools for personal development
• Working to ensure work-life balance and support

Classes, Events and Workshops

As part of the business development curriculum, program participants attend onsite events such as MusicCONVERG™, workshops and networking programs where they can meet industry professionals in fashion and entertainment. Prior classroom sessions prepare them to leverage such events to obtain clients, and equip them to provide industry-specific legal services.

Employment Opportunities: ArtWorks Legal Incubator provides services to professionals in the fashion, entertainment and arts industries. Working closely with industry insiders, designers and other creatives, our team has direct access to a real-life view of the worlds of fashion and entertainment. We provide opportunities to work on legal projects, such as negotiating contracts and licensing agreements, and many other legal support services.

Program participants can take advantage of opportunities for part-time or temporary employment in other practice areas through our collaboration with firms that specialize in Trusts and Estates, Real Estate, Family Law, Business Law, Criminal Law and more.

Pro-Bono Opportunities: ArtWorks collaborates with Project Thunder, Inc. a nonprofit organization that runs a youth entrepreneurial center and homework centers in elementary and middle schools, supports a domestic-violence legal clinic, and is developing an immigration legal support services program (www.projectthunder.org).