Learning by Doing: Legal Clinics
The Law Offices of Chicago-Kent is a teaching law firm that provides
high-quality clinical education while delivering competitively priced legal services. One of the nation's largest in-house clinical programs, our firm serves not only indigent clients but people from every walk of life contending with a wide array of legal problems.
Second- and third-year students work on actual cases under the close supervision of experienced practicing attorneys who serve on our faculty. You'll learn the day-to-day responsibilities of lawyering--deciding which cases to take and what fees to charge, counseling clients, investigating facts, locating and interviewing witnesses, preparing motions, conducting depositions, filing court documents, writing briefs and selecting juries. Licensed third-year student practitioners may also perform certain trial functions.
Clinical Practice Areas
Chicago-Kent offers clinical training in 10 practice areas, seven through the in-house Law Offices and three in partnership with nearby law firms and public interest organizations.
Business transactions
Assist attorneys in their transactional work relating to corporate and regulatory matters for business clients.
Criminal defense litigation
Provide criminal defense services for all types of felonies and misdemeanors in trial and appellate courts at the state and federal levels.
Employment discrimination/civil rights litigation
Work primarily on employment discrimination disputes and on civil rights cases in the federal and state courts and in administrative agencies.
Environmental law
Assist private citizens and community organizations with environmental problems through the Chicago Environmental Law Clinic.
Family law
Represent clients with divorce and domestic relations disputes in negotiations and in court.
Health and disability law
Represent clients in Social Security disability cases and other civil litigation matters that generally involve health, disability or discrimination issues.
Immigration law
Represent asylum-seekers, individuals seeking immigration benefits for themselves or family members, employers who are hiring non-U.S. citizens, and people facing deportation.
Intellectual property law
Work with patent attorneys from the law firm of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP to research and write patentability opinions, perform clearance searches, and guide clients through intellectual property issues.
Low-income taxpayer advocacy
Assist impoverished clients of Chicago-Kent's Low Income Taxpayer Clinic with Internal Revenue Service disputes involving ongoing civil examinations, administrative appeals and enforced collection actions; prepare and try cases in U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court.
Mediation and alternative dispute resolution
Practice alternative dispute resolution techniques involving juvenile court matters, criminal misdemeanors, employment discrimination cases, landlord-tenant disputes and small claims.
Learn more about the Law Offices of Chicago-Kent.
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