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March 26, 2020
The Criminal Defense Clinic was the most interesting, challenging, and meaningful experience that I have had in law school. Being a student attorney is the perfect transition point between law student and practicing attorney. The Clinic gives students an opportunity to take the lead on real cases for real clients, but you do so armed […] -
March 11, 2020
The Supreme Court Clinic was the highlight of my law school career. When I was in the Clinic, our primary project was drafting a cert. petition in an immigration case. We got to do real work in drafting the petition; we strategized with the professors on how best to present the issues; and we met […] -
February 28, 2020
The Supreme Court Clinic was the highlight of my time at Texas Law. You work on real cases at the United States Supreme Court, interact with some of the country’s best Supreme Court advocates, and work with wonderful faculty who are committed to having you give your best work to the case. It’s an exceptional […] -
January 28, 2020
The Supreme Court Clinic was among the most valuable and enjoyable experiences I had at Texas Law. It offered deep and sustained engagement with top faculty at the law school. It revealed the inner workings of the Court, one of the most important but least understood institutions in our government. It provided the opportunity to […] -
January 23, 2020
Put simply, the Supreme Court Clinic was an awesome experience. The lessons I took from my interactions with top Supreme Court advocates—including your very own professors—will stay with me throughout my career. And those lessons are not limited to those who plan to be appellate lawyers; I use them all of the time in my […] -
September 28, 2019
Participating in the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic is a highly rewarding experience. Not only do you get to help shape the community you live in, but you get to do so while gaining first-hand experience in case-management, client interaction, transactional drafting, and public speaking. This Clinic prepares you to practice law. -
September 3, 2019
With the goal of becoming a public defender, nearly all of my legal experience prior to and during law school was on the criminal side of things. But the more I worked on criminal justice issues, the more I saw how inextricably intertwined civil rights issues are with the criminal justice system. It’s for this […] -
September 3, 2019
My experiences with the Immigration Clinic absolutely exceeded my expectations. In my first year, opportunities to participate in pro bono work through the Clinic, including detention work, kept me motivated and reminded me why I decided to go to law school in the first place. As a Student Attorney in the Clinic during my second […] -
September 3, 2019
My participation in the Immigration Clinic was one of the most enjoyable, valuable, and rewarding experiences of my law school career. My experiences in this clinic has taught me about loyalty to my clients, non-judgmentalism, managing a caseload and how to negotiate confidently with law enforcement agents. I learned how to build strong relationships with the people I was representing, […] -
September 2, 2019
The Immigration Clinic is the best experience I can imagine having in law school. I was afforded the privilege to work with and directly represent some amazing and incredibly strong clients who kept faith in a couple of young law students throughout their detention and deportation proceedings. The clinic provided me with the opportunity to develop my research and writing skills […]
