The following eligibility requirements must be met for College of Law students to join the Clinic:
Full-time student OR student in the Online Privacy & Cybersecurity Certificate Program
A GPA >= 3.0 prior to the start of a Clinic project
Graduate students have completed at least 2 academic semesters in their curriculum
Student has completed a Clinic-approved experiential learning course or other approved course
Students who have not taken a Clinic-approved experiential learning course have completed Clinic training
The College of Law provides three pathways for student participation in a Clinic cybersecurity project. Each pathway is described next.
The first pathway to Clinic participation is to take one of the following experiential learning programs. Students taking one of the following courses earn course credit for their participation.
LAW 926 – Applied Cybersecurity Management
Completed a project in one of the Legal Clinics
The second pathway to Clinic participation is to complete at least one of the following prerequisite courses, complete the student application, and complete a training on working with clients on cybersecurity projects. This second pathway will become available to students in Fall 2025. The list of prerequisite courses is evolving and currently includes:
LAW 920 – Information Security Management
LAW 925 – Cybersecurity Law
The third pathway is to obtain special permission from a faculty advisor for the Clinic at your College and complete the student application. For the Law, the Clinic faculty advisors are Anthony Volini or Max Helveston. Such special requests must be accompanied with evidence of relevant experience, such as the student has taken another relevant course that is not listed, or the student has relevant experience. For example, students who have worked on relevant externships are typically eligible to participate in Clinic projects. Students joining the Clinic via special permission will be required to complete a training on working with clients on cybersecurity projects. This third pathway to Clinic participation will become available to students in Fall 2025.