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March 18, 2015
I came into the clinic with little knowledge of civil rights law and left with a solid understanding of the substantive law and really useful litigation experience. In fact, I enjoyed working on the case so much; I came back for a second semester! -
March 18, 2015
The Clinic has been an excellent opportunity to learn substantive civil rights law and apply it to a real-world situation. It gives you a perspective on the law that regular law school classes don’t. -
March 18, 2015
Participating in the Children’s Rights Clinic was truly one of the highlights of my time at the law school. During the two semesters I spent in the Clinic, I interacted with clients on almost a daily basis and advocated for their interests in open court. For one case in particular, I interviewed expert witnesses and […] -
March 18, 2015
Participating in the Children’s Rights Clinic has been the best part of my law school experience. I am learning how the legal system works by managing my cases and building communication skills by speaking before a judge — all in a safe environment where I can ask questions of my supervisor and receive real-time feedback. […] -
March 18, 2015
As a Clinic student, I became part of a team representing clients on Texas’s death row, and I had the chance to help save our clients from execution. Clinical students are exposed to a wide array of work. Students go to death row, go on an investigation trip to interview witnesses, research and write about […] -
March 18, 2015
The Capital Punishment Clinic was the best experience of my entire law degree. I spent one semester in the Clinic whilst on exchange from the University of Sydney. Academically, I was able to learn and understand procedural and substantive capital punishment law due to the first-class faculty members in the Clinic. Practical experiences included interviewing […] -
February 28, 2015
During the Spring of 1996, I handled cases for several kids in the Juvenile Justice Clinic. Every one told me what plea / sentence they would accept, except the one who went to trial. He kept saying “I didn’t do it” and the witnesses that I interviewed supported him. It was incredible to take that […] -
March 19, 2014
From working with detainees and asylum seekers to helping applicants for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and victims of domestic violence, the Immigration Clinic better prepared me for the real world and made me a more qualified professional. My clinical experience introduced me to some of my best law school friends and to Barbara […] -
March 18, 2014
The Human Rights Clinic was an extremely valuable experience for me primarily because I was given the chance to do work on actual cases involving real people. Working on the Guantanamo project is something I will never forget. -
March 18, 2014
The Human Rights Clinic was an academic experience of a lifetime. The clinic challenged my understanding of human rights law and my role as a law student working within the human rights movement.
