Message for Interested Students

By now you know how to "think like a lawyer." Wouldn't you like to begin to learn "how to be a lawyer" and "what it means to be a lawyer?" In the fall you will have the opportunity if you decide to participate in the UT Legal Clinic. The Clinic is open to everyone who has had trial practice.

You will handle real cases for real people. You will have primary responsibilty for your clients, but have Clinic faculty providing support and guidance every step of the way. You will gain experience meeting with clients, doing investigation, developing a case plan and theory, and carrying out that case plan -- all the way to trial if necessary.

Regardless of the type of practice you plan on after graduation, the Clinic provides a great opportunity to develop needed lawyering skills. With faculty guidance, you will interview clients and witnesses, counsel clients to help them decide what to do, negotiate with other lawyers, and generally learn to develop and exercise professional judgment. You'll even have your own office.

To register, simply sign up for Advocacy Clinic. We will ask you if you have any case type preferences before classes start. We take 32 students per semester.