The School of Law’s community legal clinics offer real-world training for students, while also providing legal representation to individuals who might otherwise have no recourse to legal advice. The clinics continue to garner praise for their contributions. For example, last year, BusinessWeek magazine (December 2007) cited the Elder Law Clinic for its effective, resultsoriented services to an often underserved, limited-income population.This year, the School created an Immigrant Tenant Advocacy Clinic in partnership with the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Catholic Migration Office. Afraid to complain of abusive landlord practices, immigrant tenants often are deprived of safe housing. St. John’s law students use their expertise to seek justice or these tenants. “We want to provide legal education opportunities outside of the classroom,” says Dean Mary C. Daly, “but it is equally important because of our Vincentian values that we use our highly developed knowledge and skills to serve the growing legal needs of our community’s marginalized citizens.” In a new initiative for the 2008-09 academic year, the School will open the Community Economic Development Clinic to serve local small businesses, which are the backbone of our local economy and are often the first to feel the effects of a financial slowdown and, therefore, face an array of legal issues.