The clinics provide a rigorous academic experience for students to learn and practice law as they apply theory and abstract principles from the classroom to real legal problems and real clients. Students represent individual groups and organizations and appear in every type of State, Federal and administrative court, on both the trial and appellate levels. They also develop experience in interviewing, drafting, counseling, negotiation, fact investigation, oral and written advocacy, and conducting transactions. Students are taught the values of thorough preparation, to exercise lawyering judgment, to generate ideas, and to serve the community. Intense supervision by faculty members enables students to perform and reflect on legal skills, values, systems, and roles so that they are well equipped to begin the practice of law on graduation.

The law school also offers one of the largest externship programs in the country, placing more than 150 students every semester and during the summer in law offices, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, offices of corporate counsel and judicial chambers.

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