The appeals are timed to allow students to participate in the full range of work on an appeal, from initial interview with the client through briefing in the court of appeals. In the Restorative Justice Project, law students have an opportunity to work outside of the adversarial processes which characterize most of the criminal justice system. The Restorative Justice Project attempts to involve crime victims more fully in the system by providing mediation between the victims of crime and criminal offenders. The project also gives students the opportunity to practice mediation skills and assess the effectiveness of an alternative dispute resolution process in the criminal justice field. The Restorative Justice Project operates year-round, and is available to students who have completed their first year of law school.
Credits are variable, depending on the extent of each student's involvement.
The Neighborhood Law Project was developed with a grant from the Evjue Foundation in conjunction with local groups and city and county programs in Madison neighborhoods. The project operates year-round and is open to students who have completed their first year of law school. The project is a two-semester commitment, and includes a weekly seminar and clinical work in which students are responsible under supervision for client caseloads. Students provide general counseling, mediation, and representation in a variety of areas, including family, delinquency, employment, school, traffic, health, and public benefits issues. The Prosecution Project represents a joint effort by the Law School and a number of Wisconsin counties to sponsor summer internships for law students in prosecutors offices throughout the state.