In this semester-long clinic offered in conjunction with the Legal Aid Justice Center, students are assigned several clients and handle at least one complex case involving extensive client interviewing, factual investigation and legal briefs.
Students may work with clients petitioning for special categorization or procedures, appealing denials of petitions, or with clients who have cases complicated by past criminal or immigration histories. In addition to covering complex statutory, regulatory and case law, the clinic covers not only classic interviewing and counseling, but specialized skills such as eliciting information from abuse victims and working through cultural and language differences.
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