Maine Law's Clinical Programs

When Natalie Jump ’26 came to Maine Law, she thought her future was firmly rooted in environmental policy. But through experiences like the Rural Practice Clinic in Fort Kent, work with the Maine Law Review, and courtroom advocacy opportunities, she discovered a much broader vision of what it means to practice law.

“You get this sense that the law is known and predictable, but people are not,” Jump said. “That’s where the complexity of practicing lies.” After graduation, Jump will clerk at the Kennebec County Superior Court before joining Perkins Thompson as an associate.

Read more about her journey at Maine Law: https://mainelaw.maine.edu/news/natalie-jump-26-an-ever-evolving-understanding-of-the-law/.

Last week, Staff Attorney and Immigration Law Teaching Fellow Bri Zhuang joined hundreds of immigration attorneys from around the country in Washington, D.C. for the 2026 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) National Day of Action. Zhuang served as the delegate from Maine for AILA’s New England Chapter, speaking with the offices of Senator Angus King, Senator Susan Collins, and Representative Chellie Pingree on Capitol Hill. In these small group meetings, Zhuang shared experiences and anecdotes from their and Student Attorneys’ work in the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic to keep our Congressional representatives informed of what is happening on the ground in Maine.