Some become angry with the entire process, others shrug their shoulders in disgust, and the few write mean columns in The American Jurist. If the clinic would better define their process, fewer students would be fed up with the system. If a school has angry students, it will have angry alumni. Angry alumni do not contribute a whole lot to the law school's endowment. My whole problem with the clinic selection process is its complete and utter failure in defining the factors that will result in a successful student applicant.
Students fill out a form for their clinic choice, complete with a resume and writing sample.
After the application, students go through an interviewing process. I applied to the Tax Clinic because I have a demonstrated interest in pursuing that legal field upon graduation. With my Corporate Tax professor as the clinic's supervisor, I thought I had the inside track in the interviewing process because the supervisor was aware of my interest. It is a complete waste of time. Calling an informational session, with ten students asking questions, an interview is false and misleading advertising.