“You can never really be sure how well you know a point of law until you’re tested by a court. Moot Court has given me the skills to argue clearly and effectively before the most skeptical of panels, and those skills have empowered me to speak confidently about the law with professors, classmates and attorneys.”

Today’s employers are looking for candidates who excel in both legal theory and practice. More and more, they are looking to hire graduates who have already worked for legal practitioners on actual cases and have experienced first-hand the inner workings of the legal system.

Wayne Law’s client clinics are directed by full-time expert faculty members and help bridge the gap between theory and practice. Located on or close to campus and offered for credit, our clinics provide hands-on casework to law students while simultaneously assisting residents of the Detroit Metropolitan community. Wayne Law students can also gain an edge over the competition through a number of student organizations designed to sharpen minds and heighten capabilities. Students involved in co-curricular organizations such as Moot Court, the Student Trial Advocacy Program (STAP), the Wayne Law Review and The Journal of Law in Society are more prepared to practice the law upon graduation and are in high demand among employers.

Internships and externships are available for ungraded course credits for JD students in good academic standing who have satisfactorily completed the first year, including legal writing. LLM students with a 3.0 grade point (or Directors’ permission) and the equivalent of the first year may also enroll in internships related to their concentration.

For more information on clinics, co-curriculars, internships and externships, please visit the links to the above right.