Application Checklist
All clinics require that students submit a general application form, a resume and an unofficial transcript via the Clinic Application and Matching System (CAMS). The following chart outlines any additional documents or procedures that may be required to complete your application. Please consult the individual clinic descriptions for full details.
|
Clinic |
Semester/Year | Pre- or Co-requisites | Writing sample | Interview |
| Bankruptcy Appellate |
Spring |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Brennan Center Public Policy Advocacy |
Fall, Spring |
-- |
-- |
See description |
| Business Law Transactions |
Fall, Spring |
Yes |
-- |
-- |
| Children's Rights | Fall, Spring | -- | -- |
-- |
| Civil Rights | Year | See description | -- |
Yes - in groups |
| Community Development and Economic Justice |
Spring |
-- |
-- |
Yes - in groups |
| Community Reentry and Reintegration | Year | See description | -- |
Yes |
| Constitutional Transitions Clinic & Colloquium (for J.D.s) | Year | Yes | -- |
Yes |
| Constitutional Transitions Clinic & Colloquium (for LL.M.s) | Fall | -- | -- |
Yes |
| Criminal and Community Defense | Year | See description | -- |
Yes |
| Criminal Appellate Defender | Spring | Yes | -- |
-- |
| Employment and Housing Discrimination | Year | -- | -- |
Yes - in groups |
| Environmental Law | Fall, Spring | -- | -- |
Yes |
| Equal Justice and Defender | Fall | Yes | -- |
Yes |
| Family Defense | Year | See description | -- |
Yes |
| Federal Defender | Year | Yes | -- |
Yes |
| Global Justice | Fall, Spring | See description | -- |
See description |
| Government Civil Litigation - EDNY | Fall, Spring | See description | Yes |
-- |
| Government Civil Litigation - SDNY | Fall, Spring | See description | Yes |
-- |
| Immigrant Defense | Spring | See description | -- |
-- |
| Immigrant Rights | Year | See description | -- |
See description |
| International Environmental Law | Spring | See description | Yes |
Yes |
| International Organizations | Fall | See description | -- |
Yes |
| Juvenile Defender | Year | Yes | -- |
Yes |
| The Legal Ethics Bureau at NYU Law School | Fall, Spring | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
| Legislative and Regulatory Process | Fall | Yes | -- |
Yes |
| LGBT Rights | Spring | -- | -- |
Yes |
| Litigation, Organizing and Systemic Change |
Fall |
-- |
-- |
Yes |
| Mediation | Fall | See description | -- |
Yes |
| Mediation - Advanced: Dispute System Design | Spring | See description | -- |
Yes |
| New York Civil Liberties | Fall, Spring |
-- |
-- |
Yes - in groups |
| Prosecution - EDNY | Fall, Spring | See description | -- |
-- |
| Prosecution - SDNY | Fall, Spring | See description | -- |
-- |
| Racial Justice |
Spring |
-- |
-- |
Yes - in groups |
| Regulatory Policy |
Fall, Spring |
Yes |
-- |
Yes |
| Reproductive Justice | Fall | -- | -- |
Yes |
| Technology Law and Policy | Spring | See description | -- |
Yes |
Important Dates
| Date | Item |
| March 4, 2013 | Clinic packet issued at 1PM. |
| March 8 | Clinic Fair held at Furman Hall, 3-5 PM |
| March 25 - April 5 | Clinic Application Period. Application materials should be submitted online using CAMS. All materials are due by 5 PM on April 5. |
| March 25 - April 25 | Interviews conducted (for clinics that require them). |
| April 26 | Preferences must be submitted on CAMS by 5 PM. |
| May 8 | Students notified by e-mail whether or not they have been accepted into a clinic. |
| May 23 | Confirmation of students' intent to register must be received by 5 PM. |
The deadlines and application procedures for LL.M.s are different than those for JDs. Please consult the Graduate Affairs Clinics web page for details. The complete list of clinics available to LL.M.s in the 2013-14 academic year is provided there.
