The nature of group work may require evening and weekend meetings. Students will be expected to average a minimum of 16 hours a week on group client case work. Students will be instructed and critiqued in such activities as planning and participating in group meetings, addressing public bodies, conducting fact investigation and group negotiations, and the preparation of pleadings or transactional documents. Students will be required to maintain written field notes of their activities. The Clinic is located on the 3rd floor of the McAllister Tower building.
Students have work stations and access to computers.
Re-certification is free. Enrollment will be limited to 6-12 students each semester and is finalized during the first week of classes. In the seminar, the students will learn mediation skills and look at the role of mediation in civil actions. For their field placements, students will serve as mediators in real disputes. The students will serve as mediators for this program.