The Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic & Center for Social Justice
Academics. Justice. Service. These are the core tenets on which the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law is built. Nowhere are they more prevalent than in the nationally ranked Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice. This legal clinic gives third-year law students the opportunity to be sworn into practice law and put their classroom knowledge to work in representing those in need under the supervision of clinic faculty. Students gain a wide range of legal skills, practical experience in a number of fields, and learn what it means to use the law to serve others.

About Us
Student practitioners in the Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice are supervised by nationally renowned clinicians. Through the Law Clinic, law students have the chance to represent real clients in eight different fields of practice.
Learn about Faculty and Administration
Clinic Faculty News and Successes

Justice In The News
Professor Hector Linares appears in a recent WGNO article and broadcast regarding the proposed juvenile detention facility at Angola.

Pearl of Justice
Professor D. Majeeda Snead received the inaugural Pearl of Justice award in honor of Coretta Scott King.

Committee Service
Prof. Kusuda was selected to serve on the Federal Court Litigation Steering Committee of American Immigration Lawyers Association for the 2023-2024 term.
…Serving the Community
Clinic News
Client Eligibility
The Law Clinic provides legal services for the indigent of New Orleans.