College of Law

Opportunities Unique to Wyoming Law

Because of the intimate nature of the UW College of Law, you will have opportunities to participate in programs, internships and experiences you can find nowhere else!  We call this Experiential Learning, which allows students to gain knowledge and experience while they explore their own legal interests outside the classroom through hands-on programs.

 

Law students in courtroom.Experiential Learning

Student Legal Clinics: The College of Law offers six clinical programs: Defender Aid, Civil Legal Services, Family and Child Legal Advocacy, Prosecution Assistance, International Human Rights and Energy, Environmental and Natural Resources.

Legal Practicums: The College of Law offers two practicums: Estate Planning and Business Law.

Summer Trial Institute: The Summer Trial Institute is an intense two-week course during which law students learn trial skills from both practicing attorneys and College of Law faculty.  The faculty includes leading trial attorneys for across Wyoming and around the country.  

Externships: Legal externship is a great way to gain practical legal experience while in law school and earn course credit at the same time.  

Student Clubs and Organizations: Law students can join fellow students in clubs and organizations of interest, including Intellectual Property Law Club, Multicultural Law Student Association, Women's Law Forum and many others!

Competitions: Join a team to sharpen your law skills through competitions at local, regional and national scales.  These competitions include the Davis & Cannon Natural Resources Law Moot Court Competition, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and others.

Wyoming Law Review: This journal publishes articles by practitioners and professors from throughout the country, as well as case notes and comments written by students attending the University of Wyoming College of Law.  The editorial staff is composed of second- and third-year law students selected on the basis of high scholarship and excellence in writing.

 
Contact Us

College of Law

1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3035

Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307-766-6416

Fax: 307-766-6417

Email: lawadmis@uwyo.edu

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