Most of our graduates go into sort of a small, firm or government environment, they are getting opportunities very quickly, in practice to work directly with clients. What that means is it's important for them to develop skills while in law school. While they're sort of in a space where it's okay to make mistakes.
Our experiential learning courses take three forms. We have many different simulation courses where students can learn the skills to practice law in a classroom environment. These might include trial skills, pre-trial litigation, contract drafting, estate planning, we have a very vibrant externship program.
I've been really fortunate to be able to take advantage of that over the summer at Legal Aid of East Tennessee, and really gained a lot of valuable experience. I learned so much was in court multiple times a week. I've also been able to extern at the Public Defender's Office. And that's where I really knew that kind of my first love of criminal law was the path for me, it actually has led to me continuing on at the Public Defender's Office. I'm now a law clerk, which means I get paid for my work.
They can actually get what's called their "limited license" to practice, then they can actually appear in court, at hearings, and other court matters under the supervision of the licensed attorney, their site supervisor at their site. And then the third category of experiential learning are clinical opportunities. And these are the opportunities for students under the supervision of a faculty member to actually represent real clients.
So we have things like the Domestic Violence Clinic, we have a Mediation Clinic, and we have an Expungement Clinic.
In our travel programs through Mock Trial and Moot Court, I've gotten to get real world experience inside of the courtroom and really hone my advocacy skills and have the opportunity to practice things that most law students don't get to do inside the classroom. So it's been a really great opportunity to get that role of experience.
