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Cornell Legal Research Clinic

Addressing the pressing need for legal advocacy among community members.

The Legal Research Clinic is a community resource that provides crucial legal advocacy to those who need it most but can least afford it. Local nonprofit organizations, public interest attorneys, low-income individuals, and startup businesses in Tompkins County and throughout New York state benefit from the clinic’s pro bono legal services. The clinic has also achieved an international reach by offering legal research assistance to foreign judges from around the world. Students working with the clinic have the opportunity to cultivate important professional and interpersonal skills — including a deeper awareness of ethical and cultural issues — by directly engaging with community clients and counseling them on actual legal issues rather than working with hypothetical scholarly exercises. These real-world experiences increase student aptitude at researching, analyzing and interpreting the law as well as exercising sound legal judgment.

Grant type: Development (2017-18, 2016-17)

Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Children, Youth, Seniors and Families; Law, Government and Policy

The Team

  • Eduardo M. Peñalver

    Cornell Law School

  • Amy A. Emerson

    Cornell Law School

  • Jonathan Feldman

    Cornell Law School

  • Barbara J. Holden-Smith

    Cornell Law School

  • Jens Ohlin

    Cornell Law School

  • Femi Cadmus

    Cornell Law School

  • Community partner:  Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County
  • Community partner:  Rev: Ithaca Startup Works
  • Community partner:  Loaves & Fishes of Tompkins County
  • Community partner:  New York Civil Liberties Union

In the News

NOVEMBER 28, 2016
Law students resolve questions for residents, nonprofits
– Cornell Chronicle


Engaged Curriculum Grants

Funding teams that are integrating community-engaged learning into new and existing curricula.

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