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Clinical Legal Education


in-house clinics
Click on the above link to learn more about our seven different in-house clinics.


externship program
Click on the above link to learn more about the different opportunities offered through the Externship Program.  You will also find all application materials for the 2009-20010 Academic Year and the 2009 Summer session here.
Office of Clinical Legal Education

Statement Of The Director, Mary Helen McNeal

     The Office of Clinical Legal Education operates two programs:  an on-campus law office representing low income individuals, not-for-profits, and small businesses; and an externship program, which places students in the community to work with government and public interest attorneys and with judges.  Students receive academic credit for both of these programs, with opportunities available for 2nd and 3rd year students.

     In academic year 2008-09, clinical opportunities are available in the following areas:  Children's Rights and Family Law, Community Development, Criminal Defense, Disability Rights, Elder Law, Low-Income Taxpayer, and Securities Arbitration and Consumer Law.  Representative externship placements include the United States Attorneys' Office, the City of Syracuse Corporation Counsel's Office, federal and state judges, Hiscock Legal Aid, and Legal Services of Central New York.
                                                         2007- 2008
                                                 Annual Report

     The 2007-2008 academic year brought exciting new developments to the Office of Clinical Legal Education, with the addition of the new Elder Law Clinic, expanded opportunities in our Securities Arbitration and Consumer Clinic, and an increasing number of interdisciplinary projects.  Students and faculty collaborated with SUNY Upstate Medical University, SU's Whitman School of Management, and SU's Maxwell School, among others.

     I invite you to read the Office of Clinical Legal Education's 2007-2008 Annual Report, which provides more details about the work of specific clinics, profiles of clinic students, and news about faculty activities.  I hope you will share in the excitement of the students' development as lawyers, as professionals and as members of the Syracuse community as they engage in this important work.

The Faculty

Students are supervised by experienced faculty with wide-ranging expertise in their different specialty areas.

the staff

The Office of Clinical Legal Education is fortunate to have outstanding experienced staff to help guide the students. The staff includes Sue Davie (Clinic Administrator), Arthur Hunt (Assistant to the Externship Program), Lorraine Ford-Barnett (Office Coordinator), Vikki Mossotti (Administrative Assistant), and Hoa Tina Nguyen (Office Coordinator).

clinic news

News and recent events of the Office of Clinical Legal Education.

                                                            

Need Legal Assistance? 
The Office Of Clinical Legal Education As A Legal Resource

The SU Office of Clinical Legal Education provides representation to individuals and groups in Syracuse and neighboring communities who cannot afford private attorneys or who cannot obtain other available legal assistance. If you are interested in obtaining legal services from one of our clinics, please send a one-page letter describing your case to the Office of Clinical Legal Education, P.O. Box 6543, Syracuse NY 13217-6543 or call us at 315-443-4582 between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Criminal cases are not accepted on a referral basis.

The SU Office of Clinical Legal Education does not provide representation to current students or employees of Syracuse University. Undergraduate students may obtain assistance by contacting Student Legal Services at 443-4532. Employees and graduate students may contact the Onondaga County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service for assistance, 
471-2667.



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