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February 28, 2017
The Actual Innocence Clinic was one of the most beneficial experiences I had in law school. Actual Innocence is a difficult and challenging area of the law, but the ability to be a part of the process aimed at freeing an innocent individual who was wrongfully convicted is incredibly rewarding. Actual Innocence students have the […] -
February 28, 2017
By serving as an attorney ad litem for abused and neglected children through the Children’s Rights Clinic, I was able to gain invaluable experience by practicing law in a real-world setting. This experience allowed me to develop my advocacy skills and a greater understanding of what it means to be an advocate. Conducting interviews, representing […] -
February 28, 2017
I highly recommend the Housing Clinic for three reasons. First, the Housing Clinic allows students to practice real-life lawyering skills that are rarely taught in the classroom. For example, rather than requiring formal litigation, the legal challenges presented by many Clinic clients can be resolved through effective communication with the client’s landlord–a crucial ability for […] -
February 28, 2017
By participating in the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic I had the opportunity to help a small, non-profit startup work with a large, multinational corporation on a business venture. Not only was the entire experience personally and professionally rewarding, but also I had the chance to use my legal knowledge to further a worthy cause. […] -
February 28, 2017
The Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic provided an unmatched opportunity to learn how to be a lawyer. The clinic professors are well-respected leaders and experts in housing, community development, and transactional law. From the close interaction with clients to the breadth of substantive legal matters, the clinic allowed me to experience real lawyering while also […] -
February 28, 2017
Participating in the Capital Punishment Clinic was a life-altering experience. It changed my perspective about our criminal justice system and the role of an attorney as a client advocate. Professor Marcus and the other members of the Clinic are not only fantastic attorneys who are passionate about their work; they are dedicated to helping students […] -
February 28, 2017
The clinic is one of the best experiences I had at UT Law. Quite frankly, there is nothing else like it. As part of the clinic team that worked on Jesinoski v. Countrywide, I got to draft sections of briefs, help with oral argument preparations, and even attend oral argument at the Supreme Court. -
February 13, 2017
Reports of Raids Have Immigrants Bracing for Enforcement Surge
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January 28, 2017
The Supreme Court Clinic was one of the highlights of my education at Texas Law. And now as a Supreme Court advocate myself, I still use all sorts of lessons I learned from the Clinic. -
January 13, 2017
PRESS RELEASE, January 13, 2017 Media Contact: Ranjana Natarajan, Director, Civil Rights Clinic, University of Texas School of Law, rnatarajan@law.utexas.edu, 512-232-7222 (office) AUSTIN, Texas – A group of 22 immigration detention advocacy organizations filed a friend-of-the-court (or amicus) brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on December 23, 2016, in the case of Ziglar v. Abbasi. Professor Ranjana […]
