Health and Disability Law Clinic (YR)

Exam Information

Final Type (if any): None

Description: None

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Other Course Details

Prerequisites: Trial advocacy, Negotiations, and course requirements for a third year practice certificate (for 3L’s) are recommended, but not required. Because the credits in this course count toward the JD Program Professional Skills requirement, JD candidates will be given enrollment priority for this class. Concurrencies: None

Exclusive With: None

Laptops Allowed: Yes

First Day Attendance Required: Yes

Course Resources: To be announced via Canvas.

Course Notes: NOTE REGARDING ENROLLMENT: the enrollment process is described at https://www.law.virginia.edu/clinics/faqs-about-clinics#howenroll.If seats are available in this clinic after the lottery process, students can request enrollment via https://virginia.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8AoAfjpGKKmaHxc. If a student seeking a seat in this class is enrolled in another clinic, enrollment authorization from the instructors from both clinics must be provided to the Student Records Office via email ([email protected]). MATTER ASSIGNMENT POLICY: In general, student preference is taken into account but the needs of the community and clients drive the content of clinic assignments. For questions about how matters are assigned, talk to the clinic director. During the fall and spring semesters, students will meet weekly for two hours at the Legal Aid Justice Center (1000 Preston Ave.) for instruction and case supervision. During the fall semester, the two hour weekly class session will include the clinical seminar, which will focus on the substantive areas of health law, as well as more generalized instruction regarding the representation of low-income clients. It also will include case and project supervision, where students will meet in small groups with their supervising attorneys. During the spring semester, the majority of the two hour weekly class session will be spent on case and project supervision. Students will meet with supervising attorneys outside of weekly supervision as necessary, and the supervising attorneys will accompany students to all administrative and/or court hearings. IMPORTANT: All clinic participants must attend an “Orientation to Law Clinics at LAJC” session at the start of the semester. This session will provide clinic participants with necessary information about working with LAJC and its client community. The date/time for the session will be announced by the clinicians, but in the past it has been held on the Monday before the start of classes for upper-level students. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT: Enrolled students who do not attend the first class session and the mandatory orientation risk being dropped unless granted prior approval by the instructors.