Clinical Programs
Civil Litigation Clinic
Regent Law provides students with opportunities for real-life, student-client contact through its Civil Litigation Clinic.
The clinic serves low-income clients and handles landlord/tenant, consumer, selected domestic relations, and administrative matters. Under the immediate supervision of an experienced attorney, students have direct responsibility for handling cases from initial interviews to conclusion of representation.
Working with a client who is unable to read, navigating complex court procedures and filing a restraining order are not topics covered by the law books. The clinical experience gives students confidence and a sense of accomplishment, eliminating the gap between the classroom and the courtroom.
Since many of the Clinic’s clients are indigent and facing issues such as domestic abuse, eviction and other stark realities, the Clinic also gives students a chance to learn how to integrate ministry within the legal profession by showing care for the poor and compassion for the powerless.
Many students walk away from the Clinic having discovered a new passion and having gained a better grasp on how they might tailor their careers to include pro bono or public interest law.
