Tag: Criminal Defense Clinic

The Criminal Defense Clinic was the most rewarding aspect of my law school education.  I joined the Clinic to experience real-life client interaction, and to learn about criminal law.  The Clinic surpassed all of my expectations.  I learned valuable lessons in managing criminal cases from start to finish, and also gained important skills in dealing […]

The collegial atmosphere and the daily work in the Clinic are what really make it such an important experience.  Learning through experience, both your own and that of other Clinic students, makes the issues that lawyers constantly deal with accessible and compelling. Nearly every week issues of professional conduct arose that were more engaging than […]

I think the disconnect between the classroom and actual practice is one of the most frustrating parts of law school. While I’ve had many valuable educational experiences at UT, the Clinic is the one thing I’ve done during my tenure in which I felt like a lawyer—with all the joy, frustration and terror that goes […]

The Criminal Defense Clinic served me well as a valuable stepping-stone from the world of legal theory to the world of legal practice, all while allowing me to help real people deal with difficult legal problems. Because the human element becomes front-and-center when navigating the criminal justice system, the Clinic and its wonderful supervising attorneys […]