UM is one of a small number of law schools where all students participate in a clinic before graduating. This requirement reinforces our goal of preparing graduates for the practice of law. All third-year students practice in a public interest setting, either in an "in-house" clinic at the law school or under the supervision of an attorney in the community. You apply the skills and knowledge from your first two years of law school to a practice setting where you will be challenged to identify and resolve ethical and professionalism issues like those you will face in practice.

The Mission of The University of Montana School of Law's required clinical program is to provide for third-year students faculty-supervised, experience-based learning by representing clients in clinics serving the public interest. The clinical program engages students in applying, enhancing, and integrating substantive and skills components of legal education, improves their ability to identify and resolve ethical and professionalism issues, and assesses student performance and the law school's competency-based curriculum.

Read more about the clinical offerings.