Clinics By the Numbers

1L Advocacy Clinic
First-year students work with clients on investigation, interviewing, legal research and writing, and oral advocacy in guardian ad litem cases—one of just a handful of clinics in the country open to 1Ls.

AI Law and Policy Clinic
With its first semester just concluded, this clinic partners students with courts, community organizations, and legal service providers to harness the power of artificial intelligence and other technologies to tackle critical justice challenges.

Child Welfare Appellate Clinic
Students represent parents facing permanent termination of their parental rights.

Civil Rights Litigation Initiative
Cases address issues such as fair housing, student rights, racial justice, police misconduct, immigrant rights, free speech, women’s rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and more.

Civil-Criminal Litigation Clinic
The oldest at Michigan Law, this clinic handles a wide variety of civil cases (including landlord-tenant, consumer fraud, and contract disputes) and criminal cases (ranging from misdemeanor defense to habeas corpus). 

Community Enterprise Clinic
Students supply transactional legal services to nonprofit and community-based organizations, social enterprises, and neighborhood-based small businesses. 

Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic
Students represent convicted felons on appeal by preparing and filing briefs in the Michigan Court of Appeals, the Michigan Supreme Court, and US District Court.

Environmental Law and Sustainability Clinic
Students learn to practice environmental law by representing the National Wildlife Federation and similar organizations on issues including water and wildlife resources, public lands, and energy.

Federal Appellate Litigation Clinic
Students prepare and file briefs on behalf of criminal defendants and/or habeas petitioners in the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. 

Human Trafficking and Immigration Clinic
The clinic combines direct representation of survivors of human trafficking and their families with developing systemic solutions to reduce vulnerability to exploitation.

International Transactions Clinic
Students perform a variety of work for clients with an international focus on issues including poverty, adequate housing, environmental degradation, and climate change. This is one of just two law school clinics nationwide that focuses on live international transactions.

Juvenile Justice Clinic
Students represent minors charged with violations of the criminal law and status offenses in Michigan trial courts, as well as adults who were sentenced to prison as juveniles in trial and appellate courts.

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
The clinic helps clients resolve issues with the Internal Revenue Service by offering tax help and representation in tax controversies. In the fall, it will be renamed the Tax and Estate Planning Clinic, reflecting the expansion of its services to more holistically address the financial wellness of its clients.

Michigan Innocence Clinic
The first exclusively non-DNA innocence clinic in the country, the clinic has won relief in 48 cases on behalf of people who had been wrongfully convicted and served anywhere from a few months to 46 years in prison.

Pediatric Advocacy Clinic
Students collaborate with health care providers and represent low-income families on legal issues connected to child health and well-being, including special education, Medicaid appeals, family law, and low-income housing. 

Veterans Legal Clinic
Students assist Michigan military veterans in civil litigation matters such as family law, consumer disputes, fraud actions, landlord-tenant cases, employment discrimination, and civil rights claims.

Zell Entrepreneurship Clinic
Students represent and advise start-up business ventures led by University of Michigan students, alumni, and others.