Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics

Civil Practice Clinics

Access to Justice Clinics

These hands-on clinics focus on educating non-lawyers about the law. While preparing and then presenting legal topics and concepts to a lay audience, Clinic students develop strength in discrete lawyering skills such as legal research, written communication, and oral communication.

Estate Planning Clinic

Students represent clients with modest estate planning needs, including the preparation of wills and other documents for execution.

Family Law Clinics

In the Family Law Basic Clinic, students represent clients in divorces that involve minimal property and no children. In the Family Law Advanced Clinic, students represent clients in cases involving contested property, custody agreements, and other complex issues.

Guardianship Clinic

Students represent a parent or close relative seeking the guardianship or guardianship alternatives of an incapacitated adult.

Probate Clinic

Students represent clients in probate cases where the post-death transfer of property may involve an independent administration, dependent administration, muniment of title, determination of heirship, or small estate affidavit.

Veterans Clinic

Students counsel and assist clients with Veterans Benefits Administration claims, discharge updates, and legal issues related to their military service. In addition, the Clinic offers civil legal services to families of military personnel.

Externship Clinics

Students in the Academic Externship Program intern with state and federal courts, nonprofit agencies, and government agencies. Externships offer a hands-on learning experience guided by a full-time faculty member.

Criminal Process Clinic

Criminal Process Clinic students serve in prosecution and defender offices. Past placements have included the District Attorney’s offices of Harris, Fort Bend, and Galveston counties as well as federal and Harris County Public Defenders’ offices.

Government Process Clinic

Government process interns serve in state and federal agencies such as the Texas Public Utilities Commission or the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD).

Hospital Law Clinic

Students in the Hospital Law Clinic participate in internships guided by a medical facility’s general counsel’s office.

International Process Clinic

The International Process Clinic offers students the opportunity to explore the law in other countries through placements in judicial, public interest, criminal, and non-governmental organizations.

Public Interest Clinic

Public interest internships include traditional nonprofit placements, whether for the direct provision of services or study and advocacy efforts.

Judicial Process Clinics I and II

Students in the judicial process clinic serve in state and federal chambers at both trial and appellate levels.

Special Focus Clinics

Actual Innocence Clinic

Students in the Actual Innocence Clinic investigate allegations of wrongful conviction based on claims of innocence, suggest strategies for relief on those cases, and study the root causes leading to wrongful convictions. More »

Animal Law Clinic

Students in the Animal Law Clinic work with clients and organizations involved in animal protection litigation, legislation, and policy work. More »

Asylum & Human Trafficking Clinic

Students in the Asylum and Human Trafficking Clinic prepare T visas, U visas, or asylum applications for foreign victims of trafficking. Students litigate cases by drafting civil complaints against traffickers and preparing clients to testify before an immigration judge.  More »

Domestic Violence Clinic

Students in this Clinic work with organizations and agencies at the front line of direct representation of Domestic Violence clients. More »

Immigration Clinic

Students in this Clinic represent clients in a wide array of immigration matters, ranging from adjustment of status to lawful permanent residence and pathways to citizenship. More »

Mediation Clinic

Students in the Mediation Clinic get real world experience in assisting parties to reach resolution, if possible, in a wide variety of disputes. More »

Patent Clinic

Students in the experimental Patent Clinic gain experience drafting and filing patent applications for submission to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. More »

Tax Clinic

Students in the Tax Clinic educate Houstonians on tax-related legal issues and help low-income taxpayers resolve tax problems, including filing protests with IRS appeals and preparing and filing petitions with the U.S. Tax Court. More »

Trademark Clinic

Along with the Patent Clinic, the Trademark Clinic is a part of the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Pilot Certification program, which grants law students limited recognition to practice before the Office under faculty supervision.  More »

Pro Bono Programs

Pro Bono Programs

We help students find opportunities to give back to the community and share the legal skills they are developing. Students can work on a law school-sponsored special project or volunteer in one of our many clinics. More »

Service Matters, Vol. 4

View the most recent issue of our newsletter to find out about the clinics’ latest programs, client stories, and accomplishments.

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