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Join Our Academic Year Clinical Program

Every year, 80-100 law students join our team to provide clients with free legal services.

Internship Benefits

Hands-on Experience

Hold primary responsibility for your cases, projects, and clients.

Close, High-Quality Supervision

Work under the expert guidance and mentorship of clinical supervisors.

Service to the Community

Contribute to meeting the legal needs of our community.

Resume and Career Builder

Gain skills from first-rate training to establish your career foundation.

Clinical Experience Serving Our Community

Experience our multimodal, holistic, and collaborative approach to legal support.

Health & Welfare Clinic

Collaborate on advocacy to improve the health and well-being of low-income clients.

Consumer Justice Clinic

Support clients with pre-to-post litigation civil cases, work with administrative agencies, draft amicus briefs and regulatory comments, organize community workshops, and potentially assist with statewide policy work.

Education Defense Clinic

Provide education advocacy for youth who are ensnared in, or are at risk of entering, the juvenile justice system.

Advanced EDJY Community Lawyering Clinic

Support policy reform and community partnerships to advance systems change and provide educational advocacy for marginalized students.

Housing Law Clinic

Engage in a full range of litigation procedures while representing tenants in civil eviction proceedings.

Homelessness Advocacy Clinic

In addition to engaging in traditional eviction defense, students will address the intersection of economic opportunity, displacement, and the criminal legal system through advocacy and support for those experiencing homelessness.

Immigrant Youth Defenders Clinic

Advocate for immigrant youth in legal matters, including immigration, family, probate, and criminal law, with a focus on holistic, client-centered representation.

Immigration Community Justice Clinic

Provide immigration legal services to clients, focusing on relief such as asylum, DACA, family reunification, and citizenship.

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Two Steps to Get Started

 Step One

Complete the online application on the Berkeley Law website by the posted deadline.

 Step Two

Enroll in the class you wish to  participate in.