Under faculty supervision, student lawyering activities include interviewing, counseling, negotiation, planning and representing clients in courts, administrative hearings and tax courts. Students develop skills in client representation, learn the process of lawyer-client problem solving and gain experience in the analysis and application of substantive legal doctrine working with clients and a faculty advisor. Mandatory orientations are conducted the week before regular classes begin. Class attendance is required. Applications must be made to the Student Law Office for admission to the following courses unless otherwise noted in the description.
Students represent low-income clients in a variety of civil disputes.
The clinic permits students to participate in the selection of cases and problems they work on during the semester. Last semester, students represented clients in areas involving housing discrimination, public benefits, political asylum, contracts, trust and estates, predatory lending and home mortgages and family law. Additionally, the Civil Litigation Clinic encourages some form of community outreach enabling the student to learn about the communities they serve. Students in their last semester may enroll for this clinic. 5 semester hours.