The actual litigation or administration representation takes place during the normal working hours of the courts and administrative agencies. Students are required to spend only one day in attendance at a judicial or administrative proceeding. Judicial Clerkship Clinic 5 credits This clinic combines a field placement as a judicial clerk with a weekly seminar focusing on various aspects of civil litigation and the judicial process. Each student is required to work approximately 12 to 15 hours per week as a judicial clerk. Students may be placed with a judge at a trial or appellate level in state or federal court.
Work is unsalaried.
Students' responsibilities include extensive research and writing. They also are required to submit weekly journals describing the field placement experience. The seminar focuses on judicial decision-making, utilizing readings, student journals, and discussions of issues arising from student placement. Theory is integrated with litigation practice though various simulations. Criminal 5 credits Students enrolled in this clinic study how legal systems and institutions actually function using the criminal justice system as a paradigm.