Student should expect to devote 10 hours per week to this course. The grade of H , P , LP , or NC is given for this course. Students may enroll concurrently in this course and Law 668 only with permission of both instructors. Students have primary responsibility for interviewing and counseling clients and using oral and written advocacy skills to advance claims informally and in administrative hearings. Students work in the areas of Social Security, disability, food stamps, AFDC, and other public entitlement programs.
Students also draft wills, powers of attorney, and other legal documents.
Participants in the clinic are expected to work eight hours per week and attend a two-hour weekly seminar. Because of federal conflict of interest rules, students generally may not participate in the clinic while employed, with or without pay, by the federal government. The grade of H, P, LP, or NC is given for this course. Students may enroll concurrently in this course and Law 668 only with permission of both instructors. Students in both divisions have the opportunity to participate in jury trials.