Students must be in good academic standing to enroll in a clinic, and all courses require an application. Please consult the Eligibility and Enrollment Information page for information about course offerings, credit, and prerequisites.
Clinical work requires students to meet the professional responsibility obligations associated with being a lawyer, under the close supervision of faculty. The nature of the work varies significantly among different clinics, creating a variety of opportunities and expectations for students. All clinics have strict attendance policies, and students are involved in collaborative work with faculty and typically with fellow students. Because of the demands of cases and projects, many clinics require students to meet inflexible deadlines, engage in occasional work outside of normal business hours (including responding to emails and other communications), and some travel. Prior to applying to a clinic, students are asked to carefully review all information on that clinic’s website about the way the clinic operates and expectations for students. The clinical faculty encourages any student with questions about the operations of a particular clinic to contact that clinic’s faculty as early as possible.
Clinical courses generally fill up, so we advise interested students to apply during the priority application window if possible.
Fall 2025 Clinic Application Information
Priority application window: February 26, 2025 at 8:30 am – March 12, 2025 at 4:30 pm. All JD students and admitted Exchange and LL.M. students are invited to apply. JD students will be given priority in acceptances.
Priority acceptance decisions will be sent on March 25, 2025.
On March 26, the clinic application will reopen to all students should spaces remain.
You may apply for one, two, or three clinics, and you must rank them on the General Clinic Application in order of preference. Apply only to clinics in which you are prepared to enroll. If you are accepted into a clinic, your name will not stay on the waitlist for the other clinics.
All application materials are submitted electronically.
You must complete:
- The General Clinic Application (UT EID required)
You must also upload the following materials with your online clinic application:
- Your resume
- An unofficial copy of your law school transcript
Students will be notified when the clinic admission decisions have been made. Clinics are not part of the online early registration system. Each student admitted to a clinic must add it during the next available add/drop period. At the end of the applicable add/drop period, students admitted to a clinic will be dropped from any conflicting classes.
Students not admitted to a clinic after the priority application window may apply subsequently if spots remain available.
Questions about the application process should be directed to the Clinical Program Manager Christina Dost at clinicalEd@law.utexas.edu.
Looking for advanced clinic?
Visit the SAO page on advanced clinics for rules and application information.
Clinic Status
| Fall 2025 Clinics |
| Actual Innocence Clinic |
| Capital Punishment Clinic |
| Children’s Rights Clinic1 |
| Civil Rights Clinic |
| Criminal Defense Clinic1 |
| Disability Rights Clinic1 |
| Domestic Violence Clinic1 |
| Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic1 |
| Environmental Clinic |
| Housing Policy Clinic |
| Human Rights Clinic |
| Immigration Clinic |
| Law and Religion Clinic |
| Supreme Court Litigation Clinic |
| Transnational Worker Rights Clinic |
For questions, contact the Clinical Program Manager Christina Dost at ClinicalEd@law.utexas.edu.