Tulane Law school
Clinical Programs
This isn't a class. It's where you learn to be a lawyer.
Tulane’s clinical programs are among the oldest and most innovative in the nation. For more than four decades, student attorneys have worked alongside expert faculty in yearlong, in-house clinics, managing real cases from start to finish.
Their classroom is Louisiana — a state where complex legal, economic and social challenges create both an urgent need for advocacy and extraordinary opportunities to learn. Sworn in as student attorneys, Tulane Law students represent real clients, advocate for communities and develop the judgment, skills and experience to become lawyers who can make a difference.
Sworn In
Clinic students are sworn in to practice law under
Louisiana's unique rules that allow for client representation.
Real clients. Real cases.
Clinic students represent real clients under intensive mentoring and supervision from experienced practitioner faculty.
Skills to Anchor.
Clinic students write briefs, argue in court, work on appeals and everything in between. They leave ready for any practice, courtroom and jurisdiction.
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7
Clinics
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45+
Years of training students
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16
In-house Clinic Faculty
Clinics at a Glance
What you need to know before you apply.
Clinic TypeLitigation |
TERM3L Fall–Spring (yearlong)
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Experiential Credits3+3, 12 including co-reqs
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Pre-requisitesEvidence & Legal Profession
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Co-requisitesFederal Practice Seminar (3); Trial Advocacy (3)
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NotesApplication & Interview |
Clinic TypeLitigation |
TERM3L Fall–Spring (yearlong)
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Experiential Credits3+3, 12 including co-reqs
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Pre-requisitesEvidence & Legal Profession
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Co-requisitesCriminal Advocacy Seminar (3)
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RECOMMENDED COURSESCon. Criminal Pro. |
NotesApplication & Interview |
Clinic TypeLitigation |
TERM2L & 3L Fall–Spring, yearlong
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Experiential Credits3+3, 12 including co-reqs
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Co-requisitesImmigrants' Rights, Fall and Spring, 3+3
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RECOMMENDED COURSESImmigration Law & Policy |
NotesApplication, no interview |
Clinic TypeLitigation |
TERMTwo semesters, each graded; Spring 2L eligible
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Experiential Credits3+3, 6 total
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pre-requisitesLegal Profession
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Co-requisitesLegal Profession (if 2L)
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NotesApplication, no interview |
Clinic TypeLitigation |
TERM3L Fall–Spring, each graded
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Experiential Credits3+3, 12 including co-reqs
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Pre-requisitesEvidence & Legal Profession
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Co-requisitesJuv. Advocacy Seminar (3); Trial Advocacy (3)
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RECOMMENDED COURSESCon. Criminal Pro. |
NotesApplication & Interview |
Clinic TypeLitigation |
TERM3L Fall–Spring, yearlong
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Experiential Credits3+3, 12 including co-reqs
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Pre-requisitesEvidence & Legal Profession
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Co-requisitesLitigation for DV Students (3); Trial Advocacy (3)
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NotesApplication & Interview |
Clinic TypeLitigation |
TERM3L Fall–Spring, yearlong
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Experiential Credits3+3, 12 including co-reqs
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Pre-requisitesEvidence & Legal Profession
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Co-requisitesSeminar (3)
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recommended courses1st Amendment, Federal Courts |
NotesApplication & Interview |
"Clinic taught me to be precise with my language — in a pleading or a cross-examination question — and that precision is what I use every day in contract drafting and negotiations."
View Our Impact
View Our Impact
Professor Kondkar Honored with ABA Award for Advocacy Work
2026 Student Attorneys Sworn In
Women’s Prison Project Honored as Ally of the Year
First Amendment Clinic Settles Case Challenging Access to Reading Material
First Amendment Clinic Scores Win in Free Speech Case
One of Louisiana's oldest incarcerated women is free; prosecutors say she was wrongly convicted
Students take lead roles in high-stakes environmental and civil rights cases
Tulane Law Clinics Appoint New Directors
Experienced Practitioners Join Tulane Law Clinics
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