Reference Desk & Reference Consultations

Students are advised to seek assistance at the Law Library reference desk if they have any questions or issues in the library. If a librarian is not available at the desk please speak to someone at the circulation desk or email one of the librarians to set up a research consultation.

Students participate in clinic orientation before the start of classes, after which they are sworn in to practice law as a Student Practitioner under the supervision of a Clinic Professor. Clinic students are assigned civil or criminal cases with jurisdiction in municipal, state, federal and/or administrative courts. Student Practitioners are expected to represent clients from the point of their case assignment through final disposition or the end of the course, whichever comes first.

Public Service Awards

The Poverty Law Center recognizes Loyola students, faculty, staff, and alumni who have demonstrated a commitment to social justice for the disadvantaged.  Recipients are chosen from nominations submitted to the Gillis Long office.  Awards are presented at a ceremony each spring.

The Gillis Long Poverty Law Center offers three programs that support Loyola's College of Law graduates. 

Graduates for Justice: Post-Graduate Internships

Gillis Long Social Justice Fellowship

The Gillis Long Poverty Law Center gives Loyola law students opportunities to serve the greater good while supplementing their coursework with real world legal research and practice. Through the internships and the Pro Bono Program, students may work with nonprofit organizations to gain lawyering skills.

Programs for Students Include: 

Civil Summer Internships

Research

Experiential Learning

Loyola offers students opportunities to specialize in environmental law at every stage of their careers.