This clinic has a required orientation meeting on Saturday, August 29 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLINIC IS A 6-HR. CLINIC. Grading is Pass/Fail. The clinical component of this course will involve student representation of domestic violence survivors in a myriad of legal problems, including custody, divorce, visitation, housing, protective orders, parole advocacy and occasionally in consumer and public assistance matters. Students will also perform parole advocacy on behalf of survivors of domestic violence who are in prison due to their victimization as well as litigate in Travis County courts. Law students work alongside social work intern partners from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work to provide clients with holistic services for better outcomes.
The class sessions will cover the matters relevant in civil domestic violence cases: safety planning, comprehensive intake, case analysis and handling, investigation, negotiation, trial preparation, discovery, and temporary and permanent orders, including protective orders.
In addition to regular class time, there are five additional mandatory time commitments for participation in the Domestic Violence Clinic:
Mandatory extra class session on Saturday, August 29, 2026 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM. You may not participate in the Clinic if you do not attend the extra class.
A one-hour weekly meeting with the supervising attorney.
You will be scheduled for 4 hours per week office hours/phone duty at the Clinic.
You will be expected to document an average of eleven hours per week on your cases towards the hours required for clinic credit.
This is a litigation clinic, and you will be first chairing your cases. Court appearances may require that you miss class.
Due to these requirements, you may not take another clinic or internship at the same time that you take the Domestic Violence Clinic.
Prerequisites: Students enrolling should not be on scholastic probation. An application is required.
Belovsky, Meagan 
Lungwitz, Jeana A. 