The St. Thomas University School of Law is committed to training students to be effective, ethical advocates and to instill in them a devotion to justice, and a desire to provide legal services to underserved communities. As part of this commitment, the law school offers ten (10) clinical courses, including a wide variety of clinic/externship placements. These settings cover such areas as civil and criminal practice, appellate litigation, and judicial experience, as well as bankruptcy, domestic and family law, elder, immigration, and tax law. The St. Thomas clinics are very intensive; the typical student-to-teacher ratio is eight-to-one or better. Students receive careful, individualized attention from full-time and adjunct faculty, as well as the opportunity to collaborate actively with one another in the service of clients’ needs. Undoubtedly, your experience will become very demanding, gripping, and sometimes exhausting. We trust it also will become an enriching and unique part of your St. Thomas education.