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February 28, 2017
I absolutely loved participating in the Immigration Clinic at Texas Law. Doing everything from advocating for the release of families from detention to preparing asylum cases and engaging in interesting research motivated me to pursue a career defending immigrant’s rights. I will always be grateful for the opportunity the clinic offered to study and practice […] -
February 28, 2017
The clinics at UT Law were easily the best and most instructive part of my law school curriculum. I learned about different types of law and then put that knowledge into action by meeting with actual clients and representing those clients in court. The Juvenile Justice Clinic, in particular, cemented for me my desire to […] -
February 28, 2017
Serving in the Children’s Rights Clinic was truly the seminal experience of my time in law school. Through handling my own docket of cases, I learned practical skills like time management, negotiation, and dealing diplomatically with opposing parties and counsel. I was fortunate to have the experience of two trials – a week long jury […] -
February 28, 2017
Working with the Texas Civil Rights Clinic was one of my most fulfilling experiences in law school. Participating in the clinic allowed me the chance to work closely with my incredibly talented classmates and local attorneys on two different civil rights claims, and it was the first time in law school that I truly began […] -
February 28, 2017
The Clinic has provided me with an amazing opportunity to work directly with clients who have challenging cases. The experience also provided me with several opportunities to hone my advocacy skills by first chairing during all hearings and trials. My work at the DVC has also been critical to my development and has reminded me […] -
February 28, 2017
I learned so much from Professors Steglich and Gilman during our time in the Immigration clinic and during the hearings for our client. I was very lucky to have had such a great student partner as well. I couldn’t have made it through everything without her partnership or our professor’s guidance. Although we didn’t get […] -
February 28, 2017
My time at the Children’s Rights Clinic was invaluable. This clinic provides “hands-on” experience in a way new lawyers at firms don’t often get. Within a few weeks of being in the clinic, I was interviewing clients, speaking with other parties’ counsel in the case, and attending court hearings. Because you have a supervising attorney […] -
February 28, 2017
Being a student attorney in the Children’s Rights Clinic is the most rewarding experience I have had in at UT Law. Every day we are able to work with children who need our help and are guided by the greatest supervising attorneys. I am confident that through my work with the Children’s Rights Clinic I […] -
February 28, 2017
The Criminal Defense Clinic was the best learning experience I had during my time at UT Law. The amount of client and court contact far exceeded my expectations and gave me incredible practical opportunities such as guiding cases from complaint to final disposition, conducting several pretrial hearings as the lead attorney, drafting and filing substantive […] -
February 28, 2017
I consider the Civil Rights Clinic to be the most formative and important experience of my time at UT Law. It provided me with the opportunity to work on a significant “impact” litigation; to work with talented and passionate attorneys from around Texas; and to gain valuable insight into the inner-workings of any litigation, including […]
