Clinics

Learn transactional lawyering by serving as counsel to nonprofit organizations pursuing racial, economic and social justice.

Help low-income communities and low-wage workers build and sustain organizations to meet their needs and better their lives.

Learn more about the Community Economic Development clinic.

Promote sustainability and profitability at the same time. Help businesses maximize their social, environmental, and financial outcomes.

Learn more about the Corporate Social Responsibility clinic.

Defend the vulnerable and underrepresented. Represent clients in Manhattan Criminal Court and argue before a judge for their immediate release.

Learn more about the Criminal Defense clinic.

Our system of government needs maintenance. Help strengthen our democracy.

Learn more about the Democracy and the Constitution Clinic.

Students will provide transactional legal services to entrepreneurs and small business owners. They will also educate entrepreneurs about legal issues through podcast episodes and legal workshops in the community.

Learn more about the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic.

Be an advocate for children. Help find appropriate educational services and programs from the NYC Department of Education for the city’s most vulnerable.

Learn more about the Family Defense and Advocacy clinic.

Represent clients who have been accused of serious federal crimes and face the possibility of long prison terms. Depose witnesses, argue motions, and try cases.

Learn more about the Federal Litigation clinic.

Help underrepresented individuals with their legal disputes involving the IRS. Craft tax-efficient strategies for small business owners.

Learn more about the Federal Tax clinic.

The Global Anti-Racism Clinic, a joint initiative of the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice and the Center on Race, Law and Justice engages students in projects that aim to challenge and redress racism, global discrimination and inequality at national, regional and international levels.

Learn more about the Global Anti-Racism clinic.

Use legal strategies to assist clients facing housing related issues, including eviction prevention, combating tenant harassment and discrimination and assisting tenant organizations in the movement to preserve affordable housing in New York City.

Learn more about the Housing and Urban Law Litigation Clinic.

Provide direct legal representation in a range of immigration matters. Help indigent non-citizens avoid deportation or gain legal status from federal immigration authorities.

Learn more about the Immigrant Rights clinic.

Become a social justice advocate. Defend the human rights of marginalized populations at home and abroad.

Learn more about the International Human Rights clinic.

The Law and Technology clinic will prepare students for the practice of law by working on issues at the intersection of law, technology, and social justice.

Learn more about the Law and Technology clinic.

Advocate for important changes to New York State and City law to promote civil rights and protect the disenfranchised.

Learn more about the Legislative and Policy Advocacy clinic.

Now is the time to take a scholarly but practical look at the adequacy of the Presidential Succession process . . . And take political action to improve it.

Learn more about the Presidential Succession clinic.

Students work with disputing parties outside the courtroom and assist them in resolving their conflicts through problem-solving negotiation skills.

Learn more about the Mediation clinic.

Advocate to improve how presidential elections work

Learn more about Rule of Law clinic.

Protect small investors. Advocate for people whose claims oftentimes represent their life savings.

Learn more about the Securities Litigation and Arbitration clinic.