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Seton Hall University School of Law provides
students with outstanding legal preparation
through one of the most comprehensive clinical
and pro bono programs offered by any
metropolitan-area law school. The Center
for Social Justice's for-credit clinical
programs and pro bono program allow students to
engage in a legal apprenticeship, representing
real-life clients in cases with real-life
outcomes.
The clinical programs serve law students in much
the same way that a residency program helps
develop medical students into physicians.
Under the supervision of Seton Hall Law clinical
professors, students have the opportunity to
practice in all facets of actual
litigation--invaluable experience that
complements, and often transcends, classroom
lessons. Most clinical programs are
five-credit courses that also feature expert
lectures and weekly seminars covering litigation
skills, professional responsibility issues and
relevant substantive law.
Unlike many part-time jobs with private firms,
the clinics enable students to work through all
phases of cases from start to finish.
Participants spend an average of 15 hours a week
performing legal duties such as interviewing and
counseling clients, conferring with adversaries,
taking depositions, conducting research and
participating in trials. Students acquire
the practical skills, knowledge and experience
that both train them and make them more
attractive to prospective employers.
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