Children's Law Clinic
Students in this course participate in a legal clinic focused on the representation of low income children and their parents. While the majority of cases will focus on school-related matters, students may also participate in cases involving other issues relating to the health and well-being of children, such as government benefits and limited family law. Students will have an individual case load and will be closely supervised by clinic faculty. Various case assignments can involve client interviewing and counseling, negotiation, informal advocacy, and litigation in administrative hearings or court. Students must attend a two-hour seminar once per week, with associated preparation. Students work on clinic cases approximately 10-12 hours a week, for a minimum of 125 hours of legal work during the semester. There is no paper and no exam. Students must be in at least their fourth semester of law school to enroll in the clinic due to state student practice rules. Education Law is recommended, but not required. The ethics rules portion of the Ethics & Professionalism graduation requirement is a prerequisite (see Clinic Enrollment Policy).
Clinics Enrollment Policy
IMPORTANT: This course may not be dropped after the first class meeting.
Students must attend an all-day intensive orientation session usually held at the beginning of the semester.
Please note that course organization and content may vary substantially from semester to semester and descriptions are not necessarily professor specific. Please contact the instructor directly if you have particular course-related questions.
Sections/Instructors
Jane R. Wettach, Brenda Berlin
Children's Law Clinic 416.02
Spring 2010
Jane R. Wettach, Brenda Berlin
Children's Law Clinic 416.01
Fall 2009
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*INTENSIVE CLINIC ORIENTATION: Friday, September 4, 2009, 10 am - 6 pm, Room 4045*