Clinic Work Opportunities Open for Spring Applications

By Jake Jenkins

Oct. 4, 2022

Students interested in applying to work in one of seven MSU Law clinics gathered today to learn about the opportunities and the type of real-world cases they would work on.

“Clinics are designed to give students the learning opportunities while attending MSU Law,” said Kate Fort, Director of Clinics and of the Indian Law Clinic. “Students get to meet and work with clients directly and are ensured an opportunity to receive that experience.”

Many students have not yet been exposed to such experiential learning opportunities and are excited for what the future has in store.

“It was super helpful being here,” said Christian Blough-Swingen, ’24, Vancouver, Wash. “Seeing the faces of all the directors and getting a sense of what they do was great. I want that outside experience and want to be hands-on with clients.”

Josh Wease, Professor of Law, and Director of the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, stated that it is important to not only know which clinic best appeals to a student but how it fits into their schedule.

“Clinics have quite a few credits, it’s a large class,” said Wease. “It’s important for students to be here as they try to figure out how they are going to fit hands-on experience in their three-year plan of finishing law school.”

Six law clinics that will be available this semester:

• Alvin L. Storrs Low-Income Taxpayer
• Equitable Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law
• Housing Justice
• Chance at Childhood
• Immigration Law
• Indian Law

Students do not have a lot of time before applications close for clinics. The deadline to turn in applications is 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

Some 60 law students were sworn into clinical studies programs last month for work they are doing this semester.

For more information about law clinics at MSU please visits: https://www.law.msu.edu/clinics