Special Education Clinic In the Special Education Clinic, you will provide legal assistance to students in grades K-12 by reviewing Individualized Education Program plans to ascertain compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requirements. Trademark Clinic In the Trademark Clinic, you will practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), counseling clients regarding trademark matters, and drafting and filing trademark applications, responses to PTO actions and other documents in trademark applications.
Criminal and Juvenile Defense Clinic In the Criminal and Juvenile Defense Clinic, you will identify and combat systemic injustices in the criminal and juvenile justice systems through representation of individual clients accused of crimes. Federal Commutations Clinic The first of its kind in the country, the Federal Commutations Clinic serves a real need among federal inmates in a virtually unknown area of the law. You will provide guidance and assistance to inmates, and evaluate and prepare commutation petitions to be directed to the U.S. pardon attorney. Immigration Law Practice Group In the Immigration Law Practice Group, you will represent immigrants seeking asylum as a result of persecution or a fear of persecution in their home countries, provide representation for those at detained master calendar hearings, and participate in immigrant-related advocacy projects on behalf of community organizations. Nonprofit Organizations Clinic This clinic helps nonprofit organizations get off the ground and develop a sustainable business model within a mission that promotes social and economic justice here and abroad. Religious Liberty Appellate Clinic The Religious Liberty Appellate Clinic offers you the chance to write appellate briefs, primarily amicus curiae briefs, in cases involving religious liberty, rights of conscience more generally and selected issues involving the protection of human life.
St. Thomas Law Centers and Institutes Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership in the Professions Terrence J. Murphy Institute for Catholic Thought, Law and Public Policy Interprofessional Center for Counseling and Legal Services
University of St. Thomas Prolife Center
International Dispute Resolution Research Network
Initiative on Restorative Justice and Healing
A holistic service for the underserved
The St. Thomas Interprofessional Center for Counseling and Legal Services, which houses our legal services clin- ics, provides clients with a holistic approach to addressing unmet needs. Under the guidance of the center’s fac- ulty, you may have the opportunity work side-by-side with students from the Morrison Family College of Health to provide representation and assistance to the underserved populations of the Twin Cities. Students from the social work and graduate psychology programs are often asked to assist on case strategy and provide services in collaboration with legal support. The interdisciplinary skills you develop in the clinic will allow you to see and understand a much broader picture of client service in the profession.
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