Legal Basics for Freelancers

As a freelancer, you’re not only a worker but also a business owner. But how do you decide whether to stay a sole proprietor, form an LLC, or even incorporate? The right legal structure can help you protect your personal assets, save on taxes, and set the stage for growth.

Join us for this free workshop where legal experts from the Legal Aid Society will break down the basics of business structures for freelancers.

Whether you’re just starting out or looking to take your freelance career to the next level, this session will give you the tools to make confident decisions about your business future.

Key learning outcomes:

• The pros and cons of operating as a sole proprietor, LLC, or corporation
• How liability protection and taxes work for each structure
• When it makes sense to make the switch and when it doesn’t

About the Instructors:

Jacques David, The Legal Aid Society, Community Development Project

Jacques David is a senior staff attorney with The Legal Aid Society’s Community Development Project (CDP), where he represents small businesses, community-based nonprofit organizations, HDFC cooperatives and tenant groups that work to preserve affordable housing.  Prior to employment at The Legal Aid Society, Mr. David served as Assistant General Counsel for UNITE-HERE, Local 6. In this capacity, he handled collective bargaining negotiations between the union and hotel association and drafted collective bargaining agreements and memoranda of understanding. Mr. David frequently addresses community groups, and he has been a panelist in training courses, including Starting a Small Business: Legal Considerations; Signing a Commercial Lease: What You Need to Know; and The Role of the Non-Profit Board: Fiduciary Duties and Governance. Mr. David provides training to Legal Aid attorneys and externs from the private bar.  He is a graduate of Brown University and Cornell Law School.

Andrea Tan, The Legal Aid Society, Community Development Project

Andrea Tan is the Supervising Attorney for the Community Development Project at the Legal Aid Society in Harlem. She is a passionate advocate for social justice with experience in transactional law and civil litigation. Previously, Andrea served as the Microenterprise Project Director at Volunteers of Legal Service, where she led pro bono initiatives supporting small businesses and nonprofits. She also worked as a staff attorney at Brooklyn Legal Services, Community and Economic Development Project and has served as an adjunct professor at New York Law School’s Small Business and Nonprofit Clinic. She earned her law degree from The City University of New York, School of Law, in 2014 and an MBA from MidAmerica Nazarene University in Kansas.

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