Clinical and client-based legal experiences help you develop your legal skills and positively influence the community by serving a variety of needs. Under the supervision of our law faculty and experts in the field, you'll navigate complex legal issues and witness real-world applications.
Our clinics and internships include:
Choose from more than 150 field placements provided each year. Work with mentor attorneys and judges at law firms, federal agencies and courthouses to apply your coursework knowledge while learning more about your areas of interest.
Join one of our top-ranked student competitive teams to participate in national competitions. You'll work together to prepare and hone your skills in trial advocacy, critical thinking and persuasive reasoning. Teams include mock trial, transactional law, intellectual property and more.
As you learn legal principles, these courses will help you build the skills you will need in your legal career. They include trial advocacy, contract drafting, mediation, negotiation, client interviewing and more.
UMKC School of Law is approved by the Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions of the American Bar Association, 321, North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738.
