WashULaw students in the First Amendment Clinic provide legal assistance to St. Louis organizations, students, journalists, and citizens who are dealing with First Amendment rights. The clinic focuses primarily on local and regional issues as they help with legal research all the way to oral and written advocacy.
WashULaw students in the Entrepreneurship Clinic provide advice and legal assistance to individuals and entities in all entrepreneurship endeavors. The clinic helps with start-ups and small businesses and non-profit organizations.
In collaboration with the St. Louis County office of the Missouri State Public Defender System, students have the opportunity to help St. Louis adults who have been charged with misdemeanor or felony offenses. Students may assist with serving as counsel on preliminary hearings to helping with to assisting with Circuit Court Dockets and probation revocation hearings.
Public Interest Fellowships allow WashULaw graduates to experience public interest practice. Students are able to pursue their passions and interests while helping St. Louis citizens.
The Civil Rights and Mediation Clinic focuses on housing, education, and consumer discrimination. Clinic students provide representation for low-income St. Louis clients on a multitude of different legal subjects ranging from housing to education to municipal court claims.
WashULaw Clinical Education Program is considered one of the finest in the country. Established in 1973, the clinical education program allows WashU’s law students, and sometimes students outside of the Law School, to work to provide legal advice and litigation to clients in the St. Louis area.
The externship program provides students with the opportunity to develop legal skills as they work in law offices and legal departments of non-profits, corporations, and government. Students can be assigned to a placement arranged by the school or they can find their own at different St. Louis corporations.
The St. Louis Fellows Program offers a six-month civic leadership training to undergraduates who dedicate their summer to St. Louis. WashU students engage in an experiential curriculum to explore St. Louis’ history, culture, politics, challenges, and opportunities, and contribute to mission-critical work in the region through full-time nonprofit or civic internships.
The Civic Scholars Program is a two-year civic leadership training with academic coursework and experiential learning for WashU undergraduates. It includes immersive opportunities in St. Louis to engage with local neighborhoods, the policy-making process, and civic change efforts in the region. During the summer, students engage in a Civic Summer project through a nonprofit internship or self-designed civic impact project that often takes place in partnership with St. Louis civic and community organizations.
MSW students complete nearly 1000 hours of practicum during their time at WashU. Translating the classroom theories and skills, students are able to provide meaningful care at their carefully selected practicum sites. Previous opportunities include the St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center, PROMO (Promoting Equality for All Missourians), and Care International.