School of Law - Law Clinics

Under guidance from Professor Caroline Bettinger-López, second-year student Nicole Azarian researched and presented findings about the practice to federal agencies.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/04/clinic-aids-in-federal-action-curtailing-unnecessary-intimate-exams.html



Law Clinics

Environmental Justice and Human Rights Clinics Host Series of Town Halls

Miami Law's clinics offer innovative and high-quality legal services to clients from some of Miami’s most marginalized communities using delivery models that reach clients who would not otherwise have access to counsel.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/04/ejc-and-hrc-host-series-of-townhalls.html


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First Filipino-Born Student Elected President of the Student Bar Association

Since arriving at UM, newly elected SBA President Andrew Co has joined Miami Law's International Moot Court Program and Immigration Clinic to help amplify underrepresented voices.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/04/first-filipino-born-student-elected-president-of-sba.html




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After Eight Years, Woman Wins Protection from Torture in Haiti

The Immigration Clinic offers students experiential opportunities to advocate for immigrants in complex immigration proceedings.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/04/after-eight-years-woman-wins-protection-from-torture-in-haiti.html



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Law Students Seek Justice for Colombian Victims

The Human Rights Clinic, part of Miami Law's Human Rights Program, promotes social and economic justice globally and in the U.S.

https://news.miami.edu/stories/2024/03/law-students-seek-justice-for-colombian-victims.html


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Making a Difference as an LLM in the Bankruptcy Assistance Clinic

The Eleanor R. Cristol and Judge A. Jay Cristol Bankruptcy Pro Bono Assistance Clinic at Miami Law offers pro bono legal services to low-income individuals who are dealing with bankruptcy.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/03/making-a-difference-as-an-llm-in-the-bankruptcy-clinic.html


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Clinic Students Meet with Financial Regulators in Washington, D.C.

Part of the School of Law's experiential educational offering, the Investor Rights Clinic provides legal aid to small investors.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/03/clinic-students-meet-with-regulators-washington-dc.html


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Clinic Students Secure Essential Disability Benefits for Child in Foster Care

The Children and Youth Law Clinic is an in-house, live-client clinic representing foster care children.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/03/clinic-students-secure-essential-disability-benefits-for-child-in-foster-care.html


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Immigration Clinic's Advocacy Succeeds in Reuniting Wrongfully Deported Haitian Client with Family

The client is one of six in a human rights petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/03/immigration-clinics-advocacy-efforts-in-reuniting-wrongully-deported-client.html


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Sustainable Development Goals and Racial Justice Town Hall

Working with community partners, Miami Law's Environmental Justice Clinic and Human Rights Clinic and Program are collaborating with the Black Audit Project to assess Miami-Dade County.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/02/sustainable-development-goals-and-racial-justice-town-hall.html


Law Clinics

Immigration Clinic Halts Deportation of Mother of Eight

The federal government was seeking to deport their client, a woman from Colombia who had come to the United States as a teen and has eight children, all U.S. citizens.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/02/immigration-clinic-halts-deportation.html


Law Clinics

Professor JoNel Newman Publishes Book on How to Set Up and Run a Law Clinic

A clinical legal education expert, Professor Newman directs Miami Law’s Health Rights Clinic.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/01/jonel-newman-publishes-book.html


Law Clinics

Professor Rebecca Sharpless Publishes Book on the Brute-Force Mechanics of Deportation

Professor Sharpless is the founding director of the Immigration Clinic.

https://news.miami.edu/law/stories/2024/01/rebecca-sharpless-publishes-book-on-brute-force-deportation.html


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