Pacific McGeorge Legal Clinics
What better way to learn than by doing? Through a variety of legal clinics, our students enrich themselves both academically and personally by helping the community with a variety of legal challenges. Many clients who seek assistance from our legal clinics are unable to afford representation from private attorneys, and this innovative program provides students a learning environment that promotes real-world education and instills the value of service.
In a faculty-supervised, law office setting, students strengthen the connection between theory and practice, learn practical lawyering skills, learn how to represent clients, and — importantly — begin to develop their professional identity as a future attorney.
For the 2012-2013 academic year, Pacific McGeorge offers nine specialized on-campus legal clinics. Learn how you can participate.
The deadline for applications for Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 is June 7.
- Administrative Adjudication Clinic — offered in the Spring
- Bankruptcy Clinic — offered in both Fall & Spring
- Criminal Appellate Advocacy Clinic — offered in the Spring
- Elder and Health Law Clinic — offered in both Fall & Spring
- Federal Defender Clinic — a year-long clinic
- Housing Mediation Clinic — offered in both Fall & Spring
- Immigration Law Clinic — offered in both Fall & Spring
- Prisoner Civil Rights Mediation Clinic — a year-long clinic
- Victims of Crime Clinic — offered in both Fall & Spring
Download a clinic application.
Download the clinic general information sheet.
The Legal Clinics in the News
- Students Move Quickly to Protect Victim's Rights
- Russell's Victory Keeps Young Family Together
- Roe, Truong, Scharg Score Major Clinic Victory
- Federal Defender Clinic Exceeds All Expectations
- Oldham, Bankston Win Immigration Law Case
- Elder Law Students Help Patient Win Her Appeal
Fulfilling ADR Prerequisites for Mediation Clinics — please plan ahead
- Both the Housing Mediation Clinic and the Prisoner Civil Rights Mediation Clinic have an ADR prerequisite — successful completion of Mediation, Negotiations & Settlements or Alternative Dispute Resolution course or a non-credit basic 40-hour mediation course with the approval of the faculty.
- Fulfilling this ADR prerequisite requirement requires careful planning, especially for the Housing Mediation Clinic if taken during the fall semester and for the Prisoner Civil Rights Mediation Clinic which is a year-long clinic. You probably need to complete the ADR prerequisite during your second year or during the summer before your third year.
- The ADR courses typically fill up quickly with 3rd-year and 4th-year students, making it difficult for students who want to take one of the mediation clinics to complete the ADR prerequisite before the third year.
- Pacific McGeorge will offer two ADR courses during Session 2 of the Summer Session 2012 (June 12-27, 2012). Both of these courses will fulfill the ADR prerequisite and should be considered for students wanting to take a mediation clinic next year.
- Mediation (3 units) taught by Professor Carr
- Negotiation & Settlements Seminar (2 units) taught by Professor Brungess
- A limited number of spaces have been reserved for 2nd-year day and 3rd-year evening students in the ADR courses taught during the 2012-13 academic year. These courses will include Mediation and Negotiation & Settlements, each to be taught in both semesters.
- To be considered for one of the limited spaces in one of these ADA courses, you must complete the Application Form for Reserved Slots in ADR Courses and submit it to dlandsberg@pacific.edu.
- Please contact Dorothy Landsberg, Director, Legal Clinics, at dlandsberg@pacific.edu if you have any questions or need additional information.
- We want to be as helpful as possible in helping students fulfill these ADR prerequisites so they can be considered for one of our mediation clinics.
