Clinical Legal Education

Exterior image of O'Brian Hall, North Campus with the bridge text "Creating opportunity. Fighting for justice".

Exterior image of O'Brian Hall, North Campus. The Clinical Legal Education program is located at 507 O'Brian Hall.

Delivering access to justice while teaching UB law students to be excellent, ethical, and engaged lawyers.

Clinical Legal Education Overview

Our Clinical Legal Education program offers diverse and sophisticated practice opportunities to upper-class and LL.M. students working closely with skilled supervising attorneys.

Our clinical offerings involve cutting-edge issues and complex matters in which creativity and innovation play key roles in serving clients effectively. Our clinics empower you to be successful.

Currently Available Clinics

Access to Justice Clinic
3/6/25
In the Access to Justice Clinic (A2J), student attorneys work to protect and advance civil rights, equal rights, and reproductive justice, especially for vulnerable and underrepresented communities.
Civil Rights and Housing Clinic
6/4/25
The Civil Rights and Housing Clinic, formerly known as the Civil Rights and Transparency Clinic, is a litigation clinic focused on civil rights and civil liberties. As a part of our civil rights mission, we represent tenants facing eviction and engage in impact litigation in practice areas like housing and employment discrimination.
Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic
6/2/25
The Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic provides students with an opportunity to represent incarcerated individuals in second-look proceedings and to advocate for criminal system reforms in New York State.
Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic
8/13/24
The Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic (e-Law Center Clinic) will provide legal services to entrepreneurs and startups who are not yet ready or able to engage outside legal counsel.
Environmental Advocacy Clinic
4/22/25
The University at Buffalo School of Law’s Environmental Advocacy Clinic addresses local, state, national, and global environmental issues, with student lawyers taking lead roles alongside clients and experts on impactful matters.
Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic
11/8/24
In the Family Violence and Women’s Rights Clinic (FVWRC), students are invited to join the fight towards attaining justice and safety for survivors of family violence.
Sports Law Clinic
1/10/25
This exciting new clinic provides students with the opportunity to work on current issues in sports law and policy.
Mediation Clinic
2/3/25
The increasingly vital craft of mediation and interest-based negotiation is the focus of the School of Law’s Mediation Clinic; working on cases referred by local courts or other mediation agencies, students help resolve disputes in family law, small claims and the community.