Civil Clinic
The Civil Clinic offers law students the opportunity to handle a mixed caseload of family law, public benefits and general civil cases. Our goal is to ensure that all students have a range of cases that allows them sufficient time to provide their clients vigorous, competent representation, while gaining experience in all aspects of civil law practice. The students assume responsibility for every aspect of the case, including interviewing, investigating, negotiating, litigating motions, and conducting the trial. Individualized instruction, regular meetings between supervisors and students, and critical feedback are essential features of this Clinic.
During the first semester of enrollment in the Clinic, students must also enroll in the two credit hour classroom component, Civil Practice Skills. Members of the clinical faculty teach the course. In this classroom component, the students are provided basic information on civil procedure in Oklahoma and given an opportunity to learn and to practice various professional skills such as interviewing, counseling, and negotiating. Classroom exercises also give students a chance to hone basic advocacy techniques. The class is designed to require students to reflect critically upon their experiences and to foster the ability to learn from experience. Students will be asked to discuss the role of the civil lawyer, their observations of the legal system, and the ethical dilemmas they encounter in the practice of law.