Through the Duke AIDS Legal Assistance Projec t , students represent clients under the close supervision of two supervising attorneys, Carolyn McAllaster and Jane Wettach. Each student participant receives academic credit for working a minimum of 100 hours during the semester on client representation. Well over 200 Duke law students each year contribute their time and talents to the community through the Pro Bono Project or student organized group activities. The Pro Bono Project started in 1991 and is administered by the Pro Bono Program Coordinator. Students can select the volunteer placement of their choice from over 100 locations, over thirty subject-matter areas, and a variety of job activities and time commitments.
Students receive counseling assistance in the choice of placements.
Joint Degrees Duke University is one of the few major universities offering a joint-degree program combining law and graduate studies in public policy. The Law School and the Sanford Institute of Public Policy have established two different joint degree programs for students interested in Public Policy and Law. The close relationships between the Law School faculty and Public Policy faculty combined with the close physical proximity of the two schools make it easy for joint degree students to take classes at both. This distinctive program can be completed in three years with the addition of one summer session before the first year.