Two weeks into her coursework with Regent University's Civil Litigation Clinic, School of Law student Heather Moore ('12) received her first case, a Social Security disability case referred to the clinic by the local Legal Aid Society. Moore, who graduated in May, was still a student, but she couldn't pass up the opportunity to put her legal skills to work in the local community. The Civil Litigation clinic, run by Associate Professor Kathleen McKee, has been a staple of Regent Law for more than 12 years, providing law students with the opportunity to use their legal knowledge to serve area residents who couldn't otherwise afford legal representation. "The purpose of a clinical program is to give the student a feel for what it's like to work within a law firm, to represent a client from the beginning to the end of a case," McKee explained. "It helps students close the gap between classroom and courtroom." Students have dealt with a variety of cas...