Graham Tegg Kent Law Clinic Director >> What Kent Law Clinic is it's a professional free advice service to >> members of the local community in need of advice. And secondly, we aim to enhance >> the educational experience of our students by getting involved in >> real-life cases. We help the local community by providing legal advice in >> areas which are commonly neglected. Esther McNamara European Legal Studies LLB Student >> So this semester I've been working on a >> case involving disability benefits and after winning that case the client was >> to be entitled to around approximately £22,000 that she >> previously wasn't entitled to and that was very emotional because as a law >> student, you don't feel like you're able to make that kind of impact but, through >> the clinic, we were and it was very exciting. Philippa Bruce Kent Law Clinic Solicitor >> My role in Kent Law Clinic is to support and supervise students as they undertake >> casework. Students will come and work with me in the clinic; they might >> undertake some legal research then interview a client and even possibly >> attend as we represent the client at court. One of the really unique >> opportunities in Kent Law Clinic is to undertake the Clinical Option Module. This >> is an opportunity to do assessed work which will then make part of your law >> degree. Students work with different members of staff in the clinic, learn >> about different areas of law and, at the end of their year, students will have had >> a fantastic opportunity to not only undertake casework in the Clinic >> but also to reflect upon it in writing a dissertation which probes one of the >> issues that they have identified. Emily Ham Law LLB Student/Chair of Kent Law Clinic's Student Committee >> The weekly meeting is really the heart of the Law Clinic when we meet up for >> one hour and talk about cases which have come into the clinic and it gives >> students the opportunity to ask questions and explore the law behind >> these issues. I chose to be part of the clinic because I knew that I wanted that >> practical experience when learning about the law and it's also a different way of >> learning about the law - even if you're not good at books you can be good in the clinic. Basel Bdair Law LLB Student/Member of Kent Law Clinic's Student Committee >> While I've only been here for one year I can already tell that the things I've >> picked up on in regards to actually dealing with cases has also helped me >> with the way I look at law from an academic point of view. Aaron Patrick Law LLB Student >> Whenever you come into the clinic there's always like a bunch of students here always working >> together on cases. We could sit down and discuss in a very inclusive environment >> so it's not only your perspective you bring in to the case, you always talk with >> the person sitting next to you. So what do you think about this? Did I phrase this >> correctly? So in that regard you know it's it's never just you by yourself >> it's very family oriented.