Academic Year

Home Legal Education Clinical Education Academic Year
2023/09/Bkgd.jpg

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 Law and Public Benefits Clinic

Collaborate on health law and public benefits 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 Justice and Youth Defenders Clinic

Provide holistic advocacy to youth in school expulsion hearings, special education matters, delinquency, and juvenile record sealing proceedings.

Housing Law Clinic

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

Homelessness Advocacy Clinic

Engage in traditional eviction defense while also addressing the intersection of economic opportunity, displacement, and the criminal legal system through advocacy and support for individuals 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.

2023/09/136-L1005869.png

How to Get Started

 Apply

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

 

Apply Now