Main Building, room 113
phone: (country code: +996) 312 – 663529 ext. 261
email: law-clinic@mail.auca.kg

DIRECTOR
Lenara Mambetalieva

Do you want to know what it’s like to represent a client in a real court? If you are a senior student in the Law Program, you can gain invaluable experience providing legal advice and assistance to members of the community while working under the careful supervision of experienced lawyers. In conjunction with the AUCA Law Department, the Legal Clinic offers students, staff, and the Bishkek community free legal advice and assistance. The Legal Clinic demonstrates AUCA’s commitment to community service and to training high quality lawyers to serve Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia. The clinic provides assistance in the following areas: civil law, labor law, family law, inheritance law, criminal law, and business law. Services include advising, letter writing, legal document drafting, and client representation both in the court of law and in actions with government departments.

The Legal Clinic is open to third- and fourth-year students, and the working hours are adjusted to the schedule of the students. Every student signs a contract, which includes rights and duties. The quantity of cases, their completeness, time spent in the clinic, and the learning of lawyers’ skills are taken into consideration when evaluating students’ activities. Every student keeps a diary and presents a report with a reference of an instructor to the clinic director for evaluation of the work. The work of the clinic is aimed at solving social problems by providing legal help to the socially vulnerable part of the population.

Objectives and Principles
The Legal Clinic as a non-commercial organization, and the main objective of the clinic is to supply legal counsel to the population of the Republic by giving written and oral explanations about general questions of law, and help in filing claims and other legal documents; by representing clients in Court and other state organizations; and by preparing documents and other necessary materials for the registration of legal entities in the field of small and business.

The main principles of clinic are
a) legality
b) protection of human rights and freedoms
c) availability to everyone who needs help
d) good faith in performing work
e) confidentiality.

“Our department has some courses that are not offered at other schools - legal skills, moot court, advocacy, and legal clinic – all very skills-based courses. And working in our Legal Clinic, students write legal opinions and memos, interview clients, and defend indigent clients. It’s not just a chance for our students to represent clients, but also a chance to serve the community.” Kamila Mateeva, instructor of Law