LAW 878TUT - Clinical Advocacy

This course will have an asynchronous classroom component and client work to be determined based on need and availability. Real-time collaborations will also be a component of this course, as you will be a member of the Clinical Legal Education firm, dealing with real clients. The summer Clinical Advocacy course will offer students the opportunity to learn essential lawyering skills like client interviewing, counseling and negotiation, case management systems, trauma-informed lawyering, and culturally competent practice. Students who have sufficient credits will be eligible for a student practice order so that they can take an active role in client representation on multiple levels. Student will be working closely with skilled supervising attorneys on projects for existing and new clinics in the program, including the Environmental Advocacy Clinic, Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic, Family Violence & Women¿s Rights Clinic, and others!

Credits: 1 - 4