Northern Illinois University
College of Law

Clinic Descriptions and Requirements

• Civil Justice Clinic
• Criminal Defense Clinic
• Health Advocacy Clinic

Instructions for applying to the Clinical Program

1. When registration opens for your class, register for your desired clinic through MyNIU.
2. Fill out the Clinic Student Scheduling Form.
   1. Right-click on this link: Clinic Student Scheduling Form (PDF) and save the file to your PC. (Do not open it in your browser.)
      1. For Chrome: right-click > “Save link as…” > save the file to your PC.
      2. For Edge/Internet Explorer: right-click > “Save target as…” > save the file to your PC.
      3. For Firefox: right-click > “Save Link As…” > save the file to your PC.
   2. Use ONLY Adobe Reader to open and fill out the application. Browser-based and other PDF programs do not always allow the form to be filled and saved correctly. If you do not have Adobe Reader you can download it from Adobe.
   3. When you have finished filling out the form, save it to your PC. Then email the form as an attachment to the appropriate clinical supervisor:
      
      1. Civil Justice Clinic: Wendy Vaughn
      2. Criminal Defense Clinic: Paul Cain
      3. Health Advocacy Clinic: Colleen Boraca
3. Apply for your Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 License. The Rule 711 License application can take up to 3 weeks to process, so please submit it as early as possible. If you already have a valid Rule 711 License, skip to Step 4.
   1. Go to the Law Student Application for Temporary Licensure Under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 form.
   2. Fill out Section A (completing all fields, checking all the appropriate boxes, signing and dating it).
   3. Forward the form to your supervising attorney to complete all of Section B (completing ALL fields, checking all the appropriate boxes, signing and dating it).
   4. Submit the form to Rebecca Leneau at rleneau@niu.edu and she will verify all the information and then forward to the Dean for her signature. Once that is done, Becky will send the completed form to the AOIC, student, attorney, and the Office of the Registrar for their files/records.
      
4. If you already have a valid Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 License then please submit a change form. If you already have a valid Rule 711 License for the same clinic, you do not need to submit any additional Rule 711 paperwork.
   1. Go to the Notice of Additional or Change of Employing Agency/Supervising Attorney form.
   2. Fill out your name, address, telephone and 711 license number at the bottom of the form, and sign it.
   3. Forward the form to your supervising attorney to complete their portion (Full Name of Agency (no abbreviations)), all fields, checking appropriate box, and their signature and date.
   4. Submit the form to Rebecca Leneau at rleneau@niu.edu. She will verify and forward it on to the AOIC, student, attorney, and Office of the Registrar for their files/records.