Georgetown has long been nationally recognized for its leadership in the field of clinical legal education. Our clinics offer students an unparalleled opportunity to serve the public; to explore career possibilities in various areas of legal practice; to gain first-hand insight into the strategic and ethical dimensions of the profession; and to acquire valuable legal skills in a supportive educational environment. Twelve clinics will offer nineteen clinical courses in the 2008-09 academic year. Nearly 300 students are expected to participate, again making this the largest in-house clinical program in the nation.
Our clinics vary widely in their subject matter. We have clinics that work on a variety of civil cases, while others specialize in criminal cases. Some clinics involve administrative and judicial proceedings, while other clinics work on transactional, legislative or policy matters. Opportunities exist to learn international as well as domestic law. Georgetown’s clinics are very intensive; the typical student-to-teacher ratio is seven-to-one or better. Students receive careful, individualized attention from full-time faculty and graduate teaching fellows, as well as the opportunity to actively collaborate with one another in the service of clients’ needs. Your clinic experience will undoubtedly become very demanding, gripping and sometimes exhausting. We trust it will also become an enriching and unique part of your Georgetown education.
