The Fall 2024 Clinic Fair will take place on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 from 11:45 am-1:00 pm in the main lobby of the law school.
Application will be available on February 22 and will remain open until March 11.
(These dates do not apply to BA in Law or MLS students).
Learn about the clinical opportunities that will be available to you next semester. Hear what current students have to say about their experiences, learn about the application process and ask the Directors questions about the clinics.
Read the latest clinical news in our Fall 2023 Newsletter.
Arizona Attorney General's Office Clinic
Only open to JD students
Requirements for this clinic are:
Can pass a criminal background check and having successfully completed or will be taking the following classes concurrently with the clinic:
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
Preferences for this clinic are:
Students who have a prosecution or criminal law interest
Please note that the Arizona Attorney General's Office Clinic is a one-year clinic. Applications will be accepted in Spring for the following academic year.
BA/MLS Family Law Default Clinic | University of Arizona Law
The BA/MLS Family Law Default Clinic (LAW 496A/596A) is part of the unique and innovative offerings provided for BA in Law and Master of Legal Studies (MLS) students. Students who have an interest in family law can learn and practice client advocacy skills by working with participants from the community providing guidance about the default process and child support. The Family Law Default Clinic provides valuable, hands-on experience for those students interested in becoming Legal Paraprofessionals after graduation and will fulfill the experiential learning requirement for these students.
Open to MLS and BA in Law students
Child and Family Law Clinic
Provide advice and legal representation to children and adults in a variety of family law matters related to child protection, domestic violence, and child custody disputes.
Watch the Child and Family Law Clinic informational video.
Child and Family Law Clinic materials
Only open to JD students.
Requirements for this clinic are:
Having successfully completed or will be taking the following classes concurrently with the clinic:
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
Civil Rights Restoration Clinic
Gain theoretical and practical exposure to the problems faced by persons previously convicted of criminal offenses.
Civil Rights Restoration Clinic materials
Open to JD, MLS, and BA in Law students.
Requirements for JD students for this clinic are:
Having successfully completed or will be taking the following classes concurrently with the clinic:
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
Criminal Defense Clinic (State track)
Work with various indigent defense agencies in Pima County, directly representing indigent clients.
Criminal Defense (State track) Clinic materials
Only open to JD students
Requirements for this clinic are:
- Having successfully completed or will be taking concurrently with the clinic: Evidence and Professional Responsibility
- Abide by various county and office policies. Note: This is a hybrid clinic, housed within Pima County Defense Services, thus students are also unpaid, temporary employees of Pima County.
- Interest in criminal justice
Criminal Defense Clinic (Federal track)
Criminal Defense (Federal track) Clinic materials
Only offered in the Spring semester. Only open to JD students.
Requirements for this clinic are:
Having successfully completed or will be taking the following classes concurrently with the clinic:
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
Criminal Prosecution (Intensive) Clinic
Only open to JD students.
- Requirements for this clinic are:
Having successfully completed or will be taking the following classes concurrently with the clinic:
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
- Can pass a criminal background check and sign a confidentiality agreement
Please note: This is a year-long clinic.
Criminal Prosecution Clinic
Serve as a Certified Limited Practice Student focusing on prosecution, in one of the prosecutorial offices in the Tucson area, or with permission of director, in other cities during the summer.
Criminal Prosecution Clinic materials
Only open to JD students.
Requirements for this clinic are:
Having successfully completed or will be taking the following classes concurrently with the clinic:
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
Education Advocacy Law Clinic
Provides education advocacy services to students in Tucson public schools! Clinic students across the JD, MLS and BA in Law programs work together to provide legal representation and information to families navigating school discipline and special education issues.
Education Advocacy Law materials
Open to JD, MLS and BA in Law students.
Requirements for JD students for this clinic are:
Having successfully completed or will be taking the following classes concurrently with the clinic:
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
Gender Justice Workshop
Provides an experiential learning opportunity for students to engage with contemporary issues in gender equality and women’s right’s law by conducting research and systemic change projects.
Gender Justice Workshop materials
Open to JD, MLS and BA in Law students
Immigration Law Clinic
Provides legal assistance to immigrants from countries all around the world.
Immigration Law Clinic materials
Only open to JD students.
UA Innocence Project
Dedicated to freeing people who are in prison for crimes they did not commit, training law students, and reforming the justice system to prevent future wrongful convictions.
Only open to JD students
Requirements for this clinic are:
Having successfully completed or will be taking the following classes concurrently with the clinic:
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
Please note that the Innocence Project is a one-year clinic. Applications will be accepted in Spring for the following academic year.
Innovation for Justice
The Innovation for Justice (i4J) program exposes students to the justice gap, engages students in thinking critically about the power of technology and innovation to close that gap, and empowers students to be disruptive problem-solvers in the changing world of legal services.
Innovation for Justice website
Intellectual Property Clinic
Counsel startup and ongoing businesses on securing, maintaining, and protecting their intellectual property rights, including rights in patents, trade secrets, trademarks and copyrights.
Intellectual Property Clinic materials
Only open to JD students. Preference is given to students who have completed or are enrolled in two or more of the four IP core courses (Trademark, Patent, or Copyright Law and the IP Survey) and other IP-related courses at the time you apply to this Clinic.
International Human Rights Advocacy Workshop
Participate in cases and advocacy projects focusing on petitions and initiatives with substantial international human rights dimensions involving Indigenous peoples. Click here to learn more about the International Human Rights Advocacy Workshop's support for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples.
International Human Rights Advocacy Workshop materials
Please note that the International Human Rights Advocacy Workshop is a one-year clinic. Applications will be accepted in Spring for the following academic year.
Judicial Externships
Work and interact with judges and their staff in chambers. Gain insight into the legal system, develop legal skills and professional behavior, and demonstrate your ability to work with a supervisor and demonstrate self-direction.
Natural Resource Use and Management Clinic
The Natural Resource Use and Management Clinic engages students with the people, organizations, and agencies whose work is tied to the management and conservation of land, water and associated natural resources. Students will generally focus on transactional projects that emphasize collaboration across stakeholders and public agencies. Students may also work with the Arizona Adjudications Project, an initiative of the clinic, to represent small water rights holders within Arizona’s general stream adjudications. Please contact professor John Barrett at barrettj@arizona.edu.
Open to JD and MLS students
Requirements for JD students for this clinic are:
Having successfully completed or will be taking the following classes concurrently with the clinic:
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
Serve tribes throughout the Southwest, North America and the world as a tribal judicial clerk, write amicus briefs, develop legal strategies and work beside criminal defenders and tribal prosecutors in courtroom settings.
Tribal Justice Clinic materials
Open to JD and MLS students.
Requirements for this clinic are: Enrolling in the clinic over the course of the academic year (both fall and spring semesters).
Preferences for this clinic are:
- Having successfully completed or will be taking concurrently with the clinic: Federal Indian Law.
Veterans Advocacy Law Clinic
Assist current and former military service members and their families with legal issues, including representing these individuals before local Veterans Treatment Courts and on administrative cases. You will also work on policy issues relating to military service.
Veterans Advocacy Law Clinic materials
Open to JD and MLS students.
Requirements for JD students for this clinic are:
Having successfully completed or will be taking the following classes concurrently with the clinic:
- Evidence
- Professional Responsibility
Actively assist the director as counsel to the Traditional Authorities of the Rio Yaqui Pueblos for their Inter-American Commission on Human Rights petition and related efforts to protect and support Yaqui traditional lands, water rights, community public health and economic development.
Yaqui Human Rights Project materials
Open to JD and MLS students