completed before class 1.17.12 PRACTICAL LEGAL SKILLS – JS 140 Tues & Thurs 3:00 – 4:15 Spartan Complex 211 1 1.25 Introductions Description of course Who is eligible for an “expungement”? Fill in student contact info on website in “Dropbox” Read text portion of “Helping Clients Clear Criminal Convictions”; skim attachments 2 1.31 Why expungement matters – former RCP client and JS 141 students * WORKSHOP Category 1 - record clearance law 2 2.2 Summary of legal eligibility for record clearances Legal eligibility exercise; review answers in class (1) Review legal eligibility sections of “Helping Clients Clear Criminal Convictions” and read Rap Sheet attachments * 2.4 11:00 Community education presentation: Life Changing Christian Fellowship 3 2.7 Reading criminal histories (rap sheets) Complete legal eligibility homework exercise (1) Read reading rap sheets folder and section of manual * WORKSHOP Category 1 – rap sheet analysis 3 2.9 Reading criminal histories (cont’d) – using the conviction organizer Rap sheet in-class exercise & review of answers (2)
4 2.14 Community education presentations Submit Workshop 1 report – law & legal eligibility Complete rap sheet homework exercise (2) Read community education folder materials and review “nutshell” presentation * WORKSHOP Category 2 – Community education presentations & critique 4 2.16 Community education presentations (cont’d) Give community education presentations in class (3) Practice with partner presenting community education presentation 5 2.21 Legal ethics and professionalism Read ethics & professionalism folder materials 5 2.23 Legal research Legal research treasure hunt – bring laptop if you have one (4) Complete ethics and professionalism homework exercise (3) Read legal research materials 6 2.28 Legal research (cont’d) Review for Quiz 1 More legal research treasure hunt – bring laptop if you have one (4) Complete legal research treasure hunt homework exercise (4) Turn in Workshop 2 report Study for quiz 6 3.1 QUIZ 1 * TUES 3.6 5:00 – 6:00 Moot hearing at SJSU Hearing prep for clients at CASA Student Success Center, MH fifth floor * WORKSHOP 3 –legal interviewing
7 3.6 Interviewing: gathering information from clients Demonstration interview Class interview of mock “client” regarding criminal history (5) Read interviewing materials and “Helping Clients” Appendix 1 7 3.8 Interviewing: gathering information from clients (cont’d) Critiqued individual interviews (switch client / interviewer roles) Review the RCP declaration and materials for the “client” you will be role-playing 8 3.13 3:00 – 5:00 Hearing (tentative) on 1203.4a cases Terraine Courthouse 8 3.15 Law students & advanced students: interviewing and drafting petition reflection 9 3.20 Interviewing: conveying information to clients Turn in interviewing homework exercise (5) 9 3.22 Legal writing: grammar and style Using track changes Bring laptop if you have one for practice using track changes Turn in Workshop 3 report interviewing (or wait till 4.12 for Speed Screening interviewing) * March 26-30 NO CLASS - ENJOY SPRING BREAK! * WORKSHOP 4 - Legal writing – grammar, style, track changes WORKSHOP 4 - Legal writing – preparing petitions: shells & declarations 10 4.3 Legal writing: shells and declarations Turn in legal writing / grammar homework exercise (6) 10 4.5 Speed Screening training
* TUES 4.10 6:00 – 7:30 Moot court session – Santa Clara Law School * WORKSHOP 3 – Speed Screening interviews 11 4.10 Speed Screening training: forms and procedures 11 4.12 Speed Screening mock interviews Review petitions filed for upcoming hearing Turn in Workshop 4 report / legal writing Turn in Workshop 3 report – Speed Screening interviews, if you haven’t already turned in Workshop 3 report for interviewing 12 4.17 3:00 – 5:00 Misdemeanor hearing (tentative) Dept 66 Terraine Courthouse (115 Terraine St, San Jose) Study for quiz 12 4.19 QUIZ 2 Turn in hearing paper (or wait till Hearing 2) 13 4.24 3:00 – 5:30 Speed Screening – Center for Employment Training 701 Vine Street, SJ * WED 4.25 6:00 – 7:30 Moot court session: hearing prep for clients at Santa Clara Law School moot courtroom Turn in Speed Screening client profile, if good candidate (or wait till SS 2) Perform any remaining Speed Screening tasks (under attorney supervision)
13 4.26 Speed Screening debrief + adjustments for next session 14 5.1 Drafting petitions Mock interview for assignment - Turn “client’s” story into a mock record clearance petition 14 5.3 3:00 – 5:00 Hearing (tentative) Dept. 37 Hall of Justice 190-200 W. Hedding, San Jose (next to main jail) Turn in mock petition 15 5.8 Legal interpreting and working with interpreters Turn in hearing paper if you haven’t already 15 5.10 3:00 – 5:30 Speed Screening – McKinley Neighborhood Center 651 Macredes Avenue San José, CA 95116 Office: (408) 297-3301 Turn in Speed Screening client profile if you haven’t already Perform any remaining tasks 16 5.15 LAST CLASS – recommendations for future class Note: there is no final exam for JS 140 In-class practice with interpreter/interpreting Complete interpreter / interpreting homework exercise (7)