Washburn Law Clinic
"Clinic was an amazing experience that helped me put together all of the things I had learned in my classes. Clinic is like the final puzzle piece of law school. Not only is it a great learning experience but it is very rewarding knowing you are helping people who might otherwise fall between the cracks in the legal system. The Clinic helped me improve my skills and self confidence. It has been by far the best and most beneficial experience of my law school career."
— Stacey Anderson
170 Experiential Learning Opportunities During 2008-09 Academic Year
- Litigation Clinics
- 66 students
- Criminal appellate advocacy clinic
- 12 students
- Small Business and Transactional Clinic
- 15 students
- Externships
- 77 students
Washburn Law Clinic students have experience before they graduate. They know the challenge of arguing a complex legal issue to a judge or making a closing argument to a jury. They have experienced deposing an expert witness or cross-examining a hostile witness during trial and know the satisfaction of representing and counseling real clients in the service of justice.
For more than 40 years, the Washburn Law Clinic has made it possible for students to practice law before they graduate. Our clinic interns, under the close supervision of faculty, represent real clients in matters of criminal law, family law, juvenile law, tribal law, civil law, appellate defense practice, and transactional law.
The Law Clinic operates as a working law firm, staffed by upper-level law students and full-time faculty members trained in clinical education. To ensure that interns obtain the maximum benefit from their clinical experience, the Law Clinic is designed to operate with a low student-faculty ratio.
Students enrolled in the Law Clinic are granted special permission from the Kansas Supreme Court to practice law and represent individuals who otherwise could not afford legal counsel. By applying their legal skills, clinic interns also provide a valuable public service.
