Courses

Final Type (if any): None

Description: None

Written Work Product: Students will engage in casework throughout the year and will be responsible for case management and time keeping, including drafting memoranda, correspondence, legal pleadings, and policy materials as assigned projects dictate.

Prerequisites: Trial Advocacy, Children and the Law, and 3rd Year Practice Certificate 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

Mutually Exclusive With: None

Laptops Allowed: Yes

First Day Attendance Required: Yes

Course Resources: To be announced.

Course Notes: APPLICATION: Students enroll in this clinic via an application process announced by Director of Clinics, Prof. Shalf, and administered by the instructors. The instructors will notify SRO of the students who accept offers to join the clinic, and SRO will enroll them in the course prior to the lottery process. 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 provide students with an understanding of the legal obstacles confronting low-income youth, the various legal systems and settings in which the law students will practice, and generalized instruction regarding the representation of clients. Additionally, students will meet in small groups with their supervising attorneys for additional case and project supervision as necessary, and the supervising attorneys will accompany students to all administrative and/or court hearings. Because students will participate in visits to juvenile correctional centers to provide incarcerated youth with access to counsel, a background check may be required. 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. It will be held on Monday, August 29 from 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. NOTE REGARDING CREDITS AND GRADING BASIS: Of the eight credits awarded for this clinic, four will receive a Credit (CR) or No Credit (NC) grade at the conclusion of the fall semester, and four will receive a grade of Honors (H), Pass (P) or Fail (F) at the conclusion of the spring semester. In accordance with Academic Policy, CR, NC, H, P, and F grades do not earn grading points, so they do not contribute to a student's grade point average (GPA).