In January 2020, Cornell Law launched its 1L Immigration Law and Advocacy Clinic—one of the few in the nation offering first-year law students the chance to work directly with clients. The clinic has since become a cornerstone of the Law School’s experiential learning program, training students to represent asylum seekers, detained immigrants, and DACA recipients and other undocumented professionals, while developing advocacy skills in legal analysis, client interviewing, and written and oral persuasive argument.
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