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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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