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Land Use Clinic
Professor Michelle Bryan Mudd, Director
406.243.6753
michelle.bryanmudd@umontana.edu
The Land Use Clinic at the University of Montana School of Law was established in 2000 as a component of the school’s clinical education program and Program in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. Designed to provide students with practical experience regarding land use issues on private lands, the Land Use Clinic is an in-house clinical program focusing primarily on planning, zoning, transportation and development issues facing local governments. The Land Use Clinic is interdisciplinary, including graduate students in Geography (Planning) and Environmental Studies, as well as law students. The Land Use Clinic primarily provides services to Western Montana cities, towns, counties and tribal governments. Services include assistance in long-range planning efforts and the development of growth management plans as required by Montana law, ordinance drafting and support addressing specific land use issues (although not regarding particular development proposals). Students work with city, town and county attorneys and with local planning staffs and citizen boards. Students travel to the communities for which they are working to meet with local officials and to attend relevant public hearings.
Special Land Use Clinic Requirements:
Credit Hours: Students in the Land Use Clinic must enroll for a minimum of 5 credit hours for the year.
Grading: The pass/fail option for grading is not available for the Land Use Clinic.
Course Requisites: All Land Use Clinic students must have completed the Land Use Planning Law course in their second year, unless otherwise exempted by the professor for exceptional circumstances.
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What Students Have Said About Their Clinic Experience:
"I liked that we were able to begin a project together and continually evaluate our direction throughout the year, respond accordingly, and see the project through the final first step. The process provided a sense of ownership and pride in our efforts." Graduating student, Class of 2006
"I enjoyed doing work that would benefit the State of Montana as a whole rather than just a few individuals."
Graduating student, Class of 2006
"I liked the challenges and subsequently meeting those challenges. The wide range of practical real world training was invaluable."
Graduating student, Class of 2006
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