I thoroughly enjoyed the ITC Clinic:
it is 4 credits a term, with it meeting only once a week after November and once a week only the second semester;
you are assigned at least two clients, which could be medium or little amount of work, depending;
you also do a debt to equity conversion simulation (drafting documents, informal in class negotiations, and closings); and you mock-bill your hours for the work you do.
My experience: weekly team meetings with your supervising attorney;
a virtual call with the client at least twice a term;
and memo research and drafting, with contract review and research.
There are also guest lectures from firm-based attorneys. Not all of it is corporate; much of the focus is social venture as well.
There is little, if any, court experience, as much of it is transactional with virtual clients, many of whom not in the US.
I like that you actually interact with clients, even if virtually,
rather than just write briefs/memos.
And I love the Professor (Guenther): kind and thoughtful;
(dryly) humerous;
and has an eye for detail in contracts, especially when negotiating in class. (You are split into two teams, with a student leader leading the discussion, but the entire team helping as needed.)
Having experienced the CCLC and ITC, I think the ITC is less work, but depending on the client.
Professor Guenther and all of the supervising attorneys who volunteer their time are wonderful and we have amazing clients doing creative and impactful work to advance global development.
Much personal client interaction and discussion, but no court experience.
My favorite thing about this clinic is the structure of having actual practicing attorneys supervise your work. Each client comes with a supervising attorney. In the first semester, there are also advanced clinicians to provide support as well. The workload was typically very fair. While not perfect (I didn’t get a ton out of the lectures, unfortunately), I felt like this was a solid learning experience and that the structure was better than that of other clinics.
MLaw Prof Reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed the ITC Clinic:
it is 4 credits a term, with it meeting only once a week after November and once a week only the second semester;
you are assigned at least two clients, which could be medium or little amount of work, depending;
you also do a debt to equity conversion simulation (drafting documents, informal in class negotiations, and closings); and you mock-bill your hours for the work you do.
My experience: weekly team meetings with your supervising attorney;
a virtual call with the client at least twice a term;
and memo research and drafting, with contract review and research.
There are also guest lectures from firm-based attorneys. Not all of it is corporate; much of the focus is social venture as well.
There is little, if any, court experience, as much of it is transactional with virtual clients, many of whom not in the US.
I like that you actually interact with clients, even if virtually,
rather than just write briefs/memos.
And I love the Professor (Guenther): kind and thoughtful;
(dryly) humerous;
and has an eye for detail in contracts, especially when negotiating in class. (You are split into two teams, with a student leader leading the discussion, but the entire team helping as needed.)
Having experienced the CCLC and ITC, I think the ITC is less work, but depending on the client.
Professor Guenther and all of the supervising attorneys who volunteer their time are wonderful and we have amazing clients doing creative and impactful work to advance global development.
Much personal client interaction and discussion, but no court experience.
My favorite thing about this clinic is the structure of having actual practicing attorneys supervise your work. Each client comes with a supervising attorney. In the first semester, there are also advanced clinicians to provide support as well. The workload was typically very fair. While not perfect (I didn’t get a ton out of the lectures, unfortunately), I felt like this was a solid learning experience and that the structure was better than that of other clinics.