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Clio Academic Access Programme

Clio’s Academic Access Programme offers free Clio access to instructors, administrators, and students in both clinical and classroom settings. As the world’s leading provider of cloud-based legal solutions, Clio is the perfect tool to help set your students up for successful legal careers.

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See why some of the leading law schools in the world teach with Clio

If you’re just starting your legal career or work at a law school, see what Clio’s Academic Access Programme can do for you. It’s designed to help aspiring lawyers and paralegals gain early exposure to leading practice management technology and better prepare them for the practical aspects of operating a law practice. We offer Clio, the leading cloud-based case and client management system to students, faculty, and administrators across the globe for free; to support the legal professionals of tomorrow.

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A risk-free way to try a legal software used by firms both big and small

Using just Clio, you can tackle multiple facets of legal education. It can serve as hands-on training in legal clinics to prepare students for life in real-world law firms, as well as help faculty simulate a law office environment for teaching purposes. Overall, it can help familiarize your students and faculty with the latest in legal technology. To make this a smooth learning experience, we offer a variety of great support services—at no cost:

  • Access to all our module-based courses, so students and faculty can be certified on Clio competency
  • Live training webinars and unlimited on-demand recordings
  • Full access to Clio’s support site and live assistance
  • A selection of on-demand academic resources such as assignments, our Legal Trends Report, and more

If you have any questions about how this all works, just get in touch. We work directly with faculty and staff to create an experience that meets your academic institution’s needs.

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Find out if you are eligible for Clio’s Academic Access Program

The Academic Access Program is designed to support faculty and administrators in teaching students valuable business and management skills to support their future legal careers. To be eligible for the Clio Academic Access Program, you must be a student or a faculty member active in one of the following environments:

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Law Clinics

Give students hands-on experience managing the daily tasks of running a law firm by having them do so with Clio at a clinic. Students will gain technical experience in matter management, timekeeping, and cloud-based document storage before entering the competitive field of law.

Law School and Paralegal Studies

Students using practice management software have a competitive advantage when applying to law firms upon graduation. Clio can support your students by providing a practical component to your classroom’s legal scenarios. You can customize your Clio account to simulate a specific practice area or use Clio’s product certification program to assist your curriculum.

Individual Students

In addition to faculty members, students may also request their own free, full-featured Clio demo account. Use Clio to manage your course schedule, track time during your externship program, or simply explore the endless opportunities of cloud-based management software. There’s a good chance that the law firm you end up applying to is currently using or evaluating Clio.

Hear what some of the leading UK law schools have to say

  • Clio has become an integral part of the learning experience here at the Sunderland Student Law Clinic. It's both accessible and comprehensive and our students have found it very easy to use for their practical studies. We have also found Clio outperforms other professional case management resources due to its user-friendly design.

    Josh Edwards

    Sunderland Student Law Clinic, England

  • Clio is very intuitive to use, makes conflict checks easy and provides a secure way of storing data and documents. Most importantly it introduces our students to a professional working environment and helps with preparation for practice.

    Tony Martin

    BPP University Law Clinics

  • We had been exploring the use of a case management system for our Legal Advice Centre for many years, but unfortunately we could not find a product that suited our needs or budget, until Clio came along. Clio has offered their system free of charge to our teaching law firm (with charitable status), and we are truly grateful. I'd like to make a special mention about Clio staff's professionalism and dedication.

    Carlota González Láynez

    Practice Manager, Nottingham Law School Legal Advice Centre

Ready to bring Clio into your classroom?

Apply for Academic Access today, or download our brochure to learn more about the programme.

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Program Details

Security

Clio works with some of the world’s leaders in Internet security to keep law firm information safe. Learn more about our security standards.

Getting Set Up

To get set up as a Clio Academic Access Program user, simply sign up using this form. If you are an instructor, a member of the team will get in touch with you on next steps.

If you are a student, we will send further Clio account details to your email address once you sign up using the form.

Training

We’ve got you covered when it comes to training options. Simply choose the one that works best for you:

We can also provide options for live training. Feel free to email caap@clio.com for more information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about Clio or encounter any problems when setting up your account, please contact support@clio.com. If your institution or program has specific questions about the Clio Academic Access Program, please contact caap@clio.com.