University of Utah : S.J. Quinney College of Law

Clinical Home

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• Judicial Clinic placements with Judicial Process class
• Civil Clinic placements with Lawyering Skills clas

• Criminal Clinic placements with Criminal Process class (3L, year-long)
• Innocence Clinic placement and class (year-long)
• NEW CLINIC: Civil Rights Practicum placement and class (Fall & Spring)
• New Ventures Clinic placements and class (year-long)
• NEW CLINIC: Law Practice Clinic placment and Legal Profession--Clinical class (Fall)
• Small Business/Non-Profit Clinic and class (Fall)  

There are a variety of other clinical opportunities that permit students to add a live experience to a related course when that course is taught (or the following term).  These include:

• Legislative Clinic with Legislative Process class (Fall)
• Elder Law Clinic with Elder Law class (Fall)
• NEW CLINIC: LGBT Research & Advocacy Clinic with Sexuality, Gender, and the Law class (Fall)
• Environmental Clinic with Environmental Practice Class (Spring)
• Health Law Clinic with Health Law class (Spring)
• Victims Clinic with Rights of Crime Victims class (Spring)
• NEW CLINIC TRACK: International Clinic – 3Ls only – requires pre-requisites.  Plan ahead!
• International Environmental Practicum – work with NGO from India – Fall & Spring

There are a few clinics that are only avaiable to to students who have taken the previously taught pre-requisite. These include:

• Mediation Clinic with Advanced Negotiation/Mediation class (was taught Fall 2008)
• Disability Clinic with Disability Law class (was taught Fall 2008)
• Consumer Law Clinic with Consumer Law class (was taught Spring 2009)

There are limited opportunities for student-arranged clinics.

Credit Requirements: A student must competently complete 50 hours of relevant legal work for every 1 credit (P/F) awarded in a clinic.  Most clinic placements require 100 or 150 hours of work in a semester (which equates to 7-10 hours of work per week) to receive 2 or 3 (P/F) credits.  A student may earn up to 14 credits toward graduation from clinical placement work.  This credit limitation does not include graded credit received for participation in the accompanying academic course.

To Enroll: Although judicial students are selected by the supervising judges, most other clinics are “open enrollment.” Occasionally a clinic (or placement in a clinic) has limited space and faculty decide which students will best be able to benefit from the experience.

Why Enroll: The benefits of participating in the Clinical Program can include:  learning basic lawyering skills and how to learn from experience, learning about legal institutions and about law in the context of practice, gaining insight into one’s strengths and career preferences, and providing valuable service.

For more information contact:

• Prof. Linda F. Smith, Clinical Program Director, Rm. 225,  (801) 581-4077, clinical@law.utah.edu
• Rachel Clarke, Clinical Program Cooridnator, Rm. 220, (801) 581-8660, clinical@law.utah.edu
• The other involved faculty member(s) listed below each clinic description