Putting Theory into Practice
The goals of the Clinical Legal Education Program are threefold:
- To serve the community by providing good counsel
- To train students in the actual practice of law
- To promote the rewards of public service
Clinical education at Duquesne University School of Law is an instructional cornerstone and one of the reasons why a Duquesne legal education is both comprehensive and distinctive. For more than 50 years, the School of Law has utilized a variety of clinical education techniques to better prepare its students for the practice of law, to introduce them to employment opportunities and to remind them of the time-honored tradition of pro bono service to the public who have limited access to legal services.
Clinical Opportunities
Present clinical opportunities at the law school are divided into two primary groups:
- in-house clinics and simulation courses that together make up “the law firm of the law school”
- externship placements established in conjunction with various federal and state entities and non-profit organizations.
Since 1981, the School of Law has been committed to expanding the clinical legal education tradition by dedicating part of the School of Law facilities specifically for clinical education, The Clinic offices, along with the John H. Kirkwood Conference Room, provide a professional law office setting for clinic students who engage in client representation under the supervision of faculty and adjunct clinical faculty.
Law Clinics
- Bill of Rights, Civil Rights Litigation Clinic
- Civil & Family Justice Law Clinic
- Community Enterprise Clinic
- Criminal Advocacy Clinic
- Unemployment Compensation Clinic
- Urban Development Clinic
