Enrollment is contingent on acceptance into a fieldwork placement offered by the clinic. Students who preregister for the clinic will be placed on a waiting list and will be enrolled after they are approved by the City Attorney's office. 4th, 5th, or 6th semester students only. The Workers' Rights Clinic provides free legal information and assistance to low-income working people with employment related problems. Students conduct initial client interviews and, in consultation with the supervising attorneys, provide counseling, legal information and referrals.
Students spend approximately nine hours on clinic related activities each week.
The Judicial Externship Program consists of a Classroom Component and a Fieldwork Component , which must be completed simultaneously. The Judicial Externship classroom component consists of a required eight-hour orientation program and ongoing supervision by the faculty supervisor. The orientation takes place at Hastings for two days in the week prior to the first day of classes for the semester and is announced in the course schedule. The ongoing supervision requires students to keep a journal during their fieldwork and to be in contact with the faculty supervisor several times during the semester. This contact may be by telephone or e-mail if the student's fieldwork is outside of the Bay Area.