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 |
