Making a Difference
At Duke Law, public service is part of our mission. We are proud of the ways our students, faculty, staff and alumni make a positive impact in their communities and in individual lives.
Duke Law student helps a credit union think through a new program to bolster community nonprofits
Persistence pays off for Duke Law students who have fought for several years to restore benefits for a client with long-term effects of perinatal HIV
Student-attorneys won two cases that will help improve access to justice for pro se litigants and protect rights of incarcerated people
Students practice legal skills helping communities in North Carolina and across the globe
Charles McNeair will be paroled after more than 46 years behind bars for a crime he has always maintained he didn’t commit
The Children’s Law Clinic stepped in when a long suspension threatened to derail a family’s first high school graduate
A state investigation found students were denied special education services during a detention facility lockdown
Student-attorneys learn advocacy strategies to represent clients as community members
The clinic is collaborating with community members to measure pollution coming from a defunct aluminum smelting plant
The Immigrant Rights Clinic represents individuals facing deportation and partners with local, state, and national organizations to promote access to resources, education, and justice for non-citizens.