Lewis & Clark Law School is a place to grow and thrive. Whether you are a prospective student, a graduate, a potential faculty member, or just interested in who we are – welcome! We are glad you are here.
Growth is embedded in our campus and our culture. Our campus embraces the natural landscape around us, including an over 650-acre state forest right outside our doors. We learn and work among the trees, and our sense of place within nature grounds us. But we’re also just minutes away from downtown Portland, home to diverse cultural activities and extensive employment opportunities including externships, practicums, and more.
Student growth is at the core of what we do. Our expert faculty are passionate and dedicated scholars and teachers who love nothing more than helping students master the foundations of law, develop professional skills, consider new perspectives, and explore practice areas they haven’t previously considered. Our professors know our students by name and are available outside class to support student learning and professional growth. They teach courses that reflect developments and trends in the law, as well as fundamental legal concepts. Our staff and alumni also mentor and advise our students throughout their L&C Law journey. As a community, we support, challenge, and inspire one another to grow together in a collaborative culture.
At Lewis & Clark Law, active learning begins on day one, and continues through students’ last semester. In their first year, students build their professional identity and lawyering skills through our outstanding Lawyering Program and core courses. Students put their classroom learning into practice through our Advocacy Center, clinics, externship opportunities, moot court, and mock trial teams. And we offer a rich array of elective courses that allow students to explore or even concentrate in specialty areas including our top ranked environmental and animal law programs.
For many students, our seven legal clinics provide life changing opportunities for professional growth. In our clinics, students learn directly from their clients about how clients think and what clients want and need from their legal counsel, including active listening and empathy. And because our students have faculty at their sides as they learn, students can stretch themselves, take chances, make mistakes, and learn from mistakes. The law comes alive when students make a difference in the lives of real clients with real needs.
We are also committed to growing, supporting, and improving our local, national, and international communities. Two of our clinics are located in downtown Portland, meeting community members with small businesses or tax issues where they are. Other clinics focus on national and international issues, including environmental justice, animal law, and criminal justice. And our faculty produces scholarship that advances law and influences important policy debates.
Our faculty are also growing as they continually challenge themselves to improve their own teaching, scholarship, service, and practice. Our network is growing as we embrace and connect alumni with each other and our students. Our reach is growing as employers seek our graduates for jobs year after year.
Lewis & Clark Law is a thriving community in which smart, talented people grow as lawyers, advocates, leaders, and scholars. We encourage you to get to know us further through our website or better yet by visiting us in Portland.
Alicia Ouellette Jordan D. Schnitzer Dean lawdean@lclark.edu 503-768-6601
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