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
To request legal representation from the UNM School of Law Clinical Law Program, complete our online request form. We are not able to provide emergency legal assistance. If you would like to see additional resources, please visit the Law School’s Community Legal Assistance site.
