School of Law Students Take the Oath of Office for Clinical Law Program
October 1, 2024
The 2024 Clinic swearing-in ceremony marks another successful beginning for the School of Law’s experiential learning program. On Monday, August 15, 2024, School of Law students took the oath of office led by Judge Zachary Ives (’00) from the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Associate Dean of Experiential Learning Serge Martinez explained, “This year marks the 163rd set of students to come through the Clinic since we started in 1970. It’s such a thrill every time we do this ceremony to see our new clinicians take on the privileges and responsibilities of representing clients in the Clinic and to anticipate all the learning experiences they will have during their time in the Clinic. My colleagues and I are so fortunate to have the opportunity to watch the transformation that Clinic students go through every semester, starting with taking the Oath on the first day.”
The clinicial program at the School of Law offers collaborative clinical teaching methods that integrate classroom instruction with community practice, providing students with essential real-world experience. The School of Law is proud to welcome a new semester of students who will be participating in the program.
