About the Clinic
The Jenner & Block Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic represents parties and amici curiae in cases before the United States Supreme Court and other appellate courts.
Students gain in-depth, hands-on experience in U.S. Supreme Court and other appellate cases, under the supervision of faculty members and members of the Appellate and Supreme Court Practice at Jenner & Block. Students work on all aspects of the clinic’s cases—from formulating case strategy; to researching and writing merits briefs, amicus curiae briefs, and petitions for certiorari; to preparing for oral arguments. Students learn by “doing,” but also by working closely with the clinic’s faculty members and other students.
In recent years, the clinic has represented parties in seven U.S. Supreme Court cases spanning a wide range of issues. The clinic also has filed numerous amicus curiae briefs and petitions for certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Clinic Directors
David A. Strauss
Gerald Ratner Distinguished Service Professor of Law
Sarah M. Konsky
Associate Clinical Professor of Law
Matthew S. Hellman
Co-Chair, Jenner & Block Appellate and Supreme Court Practice
The Law School’s Jenner & Block Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic won a significant appeal in the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on May 3 on behalf of a client who lost his vision in prison.