As the only public law school in Alabama, The University of Alabama School of Law is dedicated to serving the public. Through its law school clinics, it both ensures that the next generation of lawyers are well trained in the skills necessary for the successful practice of law and helps fulfill the bar’s mission to provide competent legal services for all persons. Together, the students in the school’s six law clinics provide approximately 15,000 hours of free legal assistance each year to individuals and organizations in Tuscaloosa and around the state.