FIRST: Submit the general clinic application form online, by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 . You can access the online application beginning Thursday, March 15.

You can access the online application beginning Thursday, March 15, 2012 either by following the links from the main clinic web page (http://www.law.georgetown.edu/clinics//), or by going to: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/clinics/application/. If, after logging in, you have not been redirected to the application page, click on the “ClinicOnlineApp” link on your resource page.

On the general clinic application, you will be asked to rank the clinics to which you seek admission in order of preference (1, 2, 3, etc., with 1 being your first choice).  If you apply to a one-semester clinic offered in both the fall and spring semesters (Center for Applied Legal Studies, Community Justice Project, Domestic Violence, Federal Legislation and Administrative Clinic, Institute for Public Representation, and International Women’s Human Rights), indicate the semester(s) in which you are willing to take the clinic.  If you apply to the Juvenile Justice Clinic, indicate whether you would prefer to take the fall semester clinic or the full year clinic. See selecting a clinic for additional guidance on the ranking process.

An alphabetical list of all applicants will be posted at http://www.law.georgetown.edu/clinics/ on March 30 at 5:00 p.m. If your name is not on the list, please contact Dean Strong (202-662-9100; Rachel.Strong@law.georgetown.edu) immediately.

If you submit your online application prior to the March 27, 2012 deadline, and you wish to change any of the information you submitted, including the order in which you ranked your clinic preferences, you can do so by accessing the online application again. This will bring you back to your application, which you will then be able to update and re-submit. After the March 27th deadline, applicants who wish to change their clinic rankings must request permission to do so from Dean Strong no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 13. Such requests will be granted only in the case of a schedule conflict with another course or for compelling personal circumstances. Class schedules for all courses offered during the 2012-2013 academic year will be available online by April 11, 2012. Therefore, students will have an opportunity to view the class schedules and change their clinic rankings if a scheduling conflict becomes apparent.

A clinic may require students to attend an interview or to submit a detailed supplemental application form, a resume, statement of interest and/or writing sample.  You should carefully read the clinic-specific information found here for instructions on any additional action that may be required of applicants to a particular clinic.  All supplemental applications and written materials must be submitted to the respective clinic offices no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, in hard copy unless a particular clinic permits electronic submissions of supplemental applications and materials.  If you are applying to a clinic that requires submission of a supplemental application, you may use the hard copies available in printed packet, or you may download Microsoft Word versions of the forms so that you can fill-in the forms on your computer and print them out.  Unless otherwise indicated in the application instructions of a particular clinic, electronic submissions of supplemental applications and materials will not be accepted. To access a particular supplemental application form, go to http://www.law.georgetown.edu/clinics. Click on the Clinical Course Application & Information 2012-2013 link, then click on the name of the clinic to which you are applying.  Click on the Supplemental Application link that will appear in the contents box on the left hand side of the page to download the form.

A notice with the names of students accepted into a clinic will be posted on the web (http://www.law.georgetown.edu/clinics/) on Wednesday, April 25 at 5:00 p.m. Students must accept or reject the offer by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 30, 2012. To accept or reject your offer you must call or stop by the particular clinic in which you have been offered a seat.  Failure to indicate acceptance may result in re-assignment of the opening to another applicant. Oversubscribed clinics will maintain waiting lists so that they can promptly fill spaces vacated by any students who decline their offer or later withdraw from the clinic. Thus, an applicant not accepted on April 25, 2012may nevertheless ultimately obtain a place in a clinic.  See FAQs #27 and 28 for more information regarding the waitlist process.

If, after logging in, you have not been redirected to the application page, click on the “ClinicOnlineApp” link on your resource page.