Clinical Program
At the University of New Mexico School of Law, collaborative clinical teaching methods link the classroom and the community to the practice of law. Students gain real-world experience while our faculty continues to expand and enhance the program that helped to pioneer clinical legal education.
Mandatory Clinic Program
All students at UNM are required to complete a six credit-hour clinical course as part of the J.D. curriculum. Students represent actual clients with supervision by tenured and tenure-track faculty. Students participate in one of five clinical sections:
- Community Lawyering Clinic
- Child and Family Justice Clinic
- Economic Justice Clinic
- Natural Resources and Environmental Law Clinic
- Southwest Indian Law Clinic
By the Numbers
| 1st | One of the first law schools in the country to create a mandatory clinic |
| 8th | U.S. News & World Report Rank |
| 50 | Years of required, collaborative Clinical Program |
| 100 | Percent of students required to participate in the clinical experience |
Contact The Clinic
(505) 277-5265
The UNM Law Clinic is not accepting new cases right now. Please check back in January 2026, when we will begin reviewing new requests. You may wish to visit the UNM Law Library’s Community Legal Assistance webpage where you can find information about other legal resources that may be helpful.
El Consultorio Jurídico de la Facultad de Derecho de UNM no está aceptando nuevos casos en este momento. Vuelva a consultar en enero de 2026, cuando comenzaremos a revisar nuevas solicitudes. Le recomendamos visitar la página web de Asistencia Legal Comunitaria de la Biblioteca de Derecho de UNM, donde puede encontrar información sobre otros recursos legales que podrían serle de ayuda.
