Community law clinics : teaching students, working with disadvantaged communities

Community law clinics take multiple forms. Some focus on the representation of community enterprises — nonprofit organizations and small businesses primarily serving low-income communities. Others are rooted in particular communities and handle a variety of matters, basing their caseloads on the needs that community members deem most urgent. Some focus on particular problems, such as land or housing issues, or on particular strategies, such as mobilizing communities through the building of coalitions designed to enhance the power of marginalized groups.