Experiential Learning

Student lawyers work under the supervision of skilled faculty to engage in practical legal thinking and ethical practice through client representation, policy development, and effective problem-solving work in experiential settings.

Externships and Judicial Externships provide law students with unique legal and public service experience as they work in a variety of government and non-profit organizations.

Our Practicum courses provide immersive learning experiences for law students through in-field work assisting and observing practicing attorneys, followed up with weekly classroom work with a professor, exploring the law and reflecting on the process of becoming an attorney.

A long tradition of providing pro bono services to the Western New York community and beyond, our pro bono work helps low- and middle-income individuals and community organizations navigate a wide variety of the legal issues that confront them.

Through the combined dedication and support of the School of Law, law alumni, student donors, and members of the legal community, our students have the opportunity to spend their summers working in a number of institutions who are committed to public interest law.

Students in our New York City Program in Business and Law spend a semester learning in New York City.

Launched in 2014, the Advocacy Institute is dedicated to helping students cultivate the skills, discipline, and ethics necessary to become creative and principled advocates for their future clients.

The School of Law’s wide array of scholarly law journals provides students with the opportunity to develop research and writing skills and make important contributions to legal scholarship.

The practice of law has become increasingly globalized with attorney and client often located in different countries.