Michel Gahard, General Manager, Microsoft Corporation on being a clinic client and the performance of the clinic students

Microsoft has been working with Chicago’s Corporate Lab for the past three years, and I plan to participate in the program for years to come. While the Lab began as a way to teach law students more practical transactional skills, such as negotiation and contract analysis, the relationship has developed into the kind of collaborative connection that I have with top practitioners in the field.

One of the most refreshing aspects of the lab is the continuity of the students, many of whom remain for a full year or longer. It has been remarkable to watch the students’ contract drafting and interpretation skills progress, and I am confident that these students will outperform their peers upon entering firms after graduation.

I truly wish that there had been a program such as this lab while I was in law school, but I am happy to function on this end of the spectrum, being the recipient of such great students and legal work.
 

Michel Gahard, General Manager, Microsoft Corporation