The Juvenile Justice Clinic provides legal representation to adolescents charged with committing misdemeanors or felonies as well as an experiential and classroom learning program for law students.

• To provide highly effective representation to clinic clients.
• To improve an adolescent's chance of becoming a productive citizen.
• To protect the rights and interests of children.
• To teach law students how to think independently, to synthesize facts and legal principles, and to plan litigation strategies.
• To develop a law student's ability to analyze the substantive law and to determine its appropriateness.
• To help law students understand the impact of legal systems on a community.