Issue: Summer 2026
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Cover Story Summer 2026
Michigan Law Clinics Evolve to Meet Changing Needs of Students and the Community
The 17 clinics at Michigan Law offer students practical experience while also providing clients with legal help they might not otherwise receive. At the same time, the strength of the program—and its willingness to change with the times—gives Michigan a competitive edge over its peer schools.
Features Summer 2026
Learning and Serving in Michigan Law’s Clinical Program
The 17 clinics at Michigan Law offer students invaluable practical experience while also providing clients with legal help they might not otherwise receive. At the same time, the strength of the program—and its willingness to change with the times—gives Michigan a competitive edge over its peer schools.
Features Summer 2026
The Lingering Influence of Clinical Work
The work of the Law School’s clinics can leave a profound, sometimes life-altering impact on its clients. It often does the same for the student-attorneys. Law Quadrangle recently caught up with a handful of alumni whose work with the clinics was featured in the magazine during their student days.
Features Summer 2026
Recent Clinic Wins
Students and their faculty supervisors in the clinics regularly deliver results for their clients—in and out of the courtroom.
Features Summer 2026
Clinics By the Numbers
Learn more about Michigan Law's clinical program and the work of its student-attorneys.
Features Summer 2026
Pro Bono Program Offers Additional Opportunities for Students to Gain Practical Experience and Help the Community
Particularly attractive to students who may not be quite ready to commit to an intensive, semester-long clinic experience, the Pro Bono Program offers students a chance to do some meaningful work, develop marketable skills, and maybe begin a lifelong habit of volunteering.
Features Summer 2026
Immigrant Justice Lab Teams Law Students with Undergraduates on Asylum Cases
In a unique partnership, the Immigrant Justice Lab teams up Michigan Law students with Undergraduates in the School of Literature, Science and the Arts to help young immigrants seeking asylum.
In Practice Summer 2026
Plaintiff Lawyer Jackson Pahlke, ’17, Helps Injured People Put the Pieces of Their Lives Back Together
Trial lawyer Jackson Pahlke, ’17, represents clients in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. He helps them move on to more hopeful chapters in their lives.
In Practice Summer 2026
Christopher Wendt, ’98: At the Intersection of Immigration and Health Care Workers
Christopher Wendt, ’98, Immigration Counsel and Inaugural Chair of Minnesota's Legal Aid Agency