WHAT ARE LEGAL CLINICS?
Each of Connecticut’s three law schools has a legal clinic, which provides legal assistance to people who cannot afford a lawyer. Under Connecticut’s student practice rules, law students are permitted to represent clients in civil and criminal cases in all courts and administrative agencies in the jurisdiction. The clinics are: • The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization at Yale Law School links law students with individuals in need of legal help who cannot afford private attorneys. Students, supervised by Law School faculty members and participating attorneys, interview clients, write briefs, prepare witnesses, try cases, negotiate settlements, and argue appeals in state and federal courts. • The UCONN School of Law Clinic offers legal assistance in civil rights, tax, and criminal matters to people who cannot afford an attorney, primarily to the Greater Hartford community. • The Quinnipiac University School of Law legal clinics provide legal assistance in civil matters, to low i
