Support Hands-On Legal Training & Community Impact

Why your donation matters: Your support enables students to serve real clients with real needs—while developing the practical skills needed for their careers.

South Texas College of Law Houston is nationally recognized for offering exceptional academic opportunities for students to gain real-world lawyering experience and practice-ready skills. The Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics provide critical legal representation to traditionally underrepresented populations.

The on-campus clinics provide students with opportunities to interview, counsel, and advise clients who are part of the Houston area’s underserved population. Students gain valuable experience working alongside expert attorneys across more than 20 practice areas. In a typical year, students in these clinics provide more than 35,000 hours of direct client services (valued at roughly $2 million), mediate more than 150 disputes, and file more than 40 trademark applications. These include Civil Practice Clinics that prepare students for small firm or solo practice, or to begin meaningful pro bono service upon graduation; Transactional Clinics that expose students to agency practice and the small business environment; Specialized Clinics that target contemporary justice issues or vulnerable populations; and Criminal Justice Clinics that are active in defense.