The daily work is shared by undergraduates and postgraduate students of Wuhan University Law School. The professors of law and lawyers of the law school head the five departments with respect to the above five groups of people and help to supervise the students in handling cases. Sometimes they handle difficult cases themselves. With the hard work of the teachers and students, the centre has built up a high degree of credibility among the people. Since its founding, it has seen its workload increase each year.
Many people come from all parts of China to seek legal assistance.
In 1999, the centre met with about 3,500 clients and received 1,000 hotline calls and 1,100 letters. Another example is the Centre for Women's Law Studies and Legal Services at Beijing University Law School. The centre provides legal consultation and undertakes litigation cases with the active participation of many law professors, lawyers and postgraduate students. Since its founding, the centre has undertaken 260 cases related to women's right to work, rights of the person, property and marriage. This year many university law schools have begun to set up their own legal clinics to provide free legal services for people.