CURRICULUM
Course Descriptions: Outside Placement
668 Outside Placement (1, 2, 3, or 4)
Freeman
Students earn academic credit for externship placements in public inter-est, government, and nonprofit organizations located within the Washing-ton, D.C., metropolitan area. A compilation of possible placements is available from the director of the outside placement program. Placements must receive prior approval by the director of the program. Students en-rolled in this course must fulfill a classroom component requirement by enrolling concurrently in Law 669, 670, 671, 672, 674; in another course in the Law School curriculum and Law 673, as determined by the director of the program; or in Law 656. Students who have previously completed a corequisite in the area of law relevant to the current placement may be exempt from the corequisite requirement at the discretion of the director of the program. Students may enroll concurrently in this course and any other clinical course only with the permission of both instructors. This course is graded on a CR/NC basis. Students may earn no more than 8 credits in this course. Students participating in the Domestic Violence Pro-ject under the supervision of Professor Joan Meier must register for this course for 2 to 4 credits and enroll concurrently in Law 674. Permission of the program director is required prior to registration in this course and the corequisite courses.
669 The Craft of Judging (2)
Alprin, Burgess, Campbell, Canan
Focus on current issues in judicial ethics, judicial administration, and the trial and appellate process. Topics include standard of review, statutory interpretation, the role of precedent, and judicial activism. This course is corequisite for students enrolled in Law 668 in a judicial intern placement, as determined by the director of outside placement. Students not concur-rently enrolled in Law 668 may take this course only with the permission of the instructor. Enrollment is limited. This course is graded on a letter-grade basis. (Writing assignments)
670 Public Interest Lawyering (2)
Conti, Runge
Examination of the role of the public interest lawyer. Topics include the lawyer’s role and responsibilities in different branches of government and in public affairs, both historically and currently; ethical issues; identifica-tion of public interest clients and the potential for conflicts of interest among them; organizational settings; and the politics of public interest lawyering. This course is corequisite for students enrolled in Law 668 in a public interest placement, as determined by the director of outside place-ment. Students not concurrently enrolled in Law 668 may take this course only with the permission of the instructor. Enrollment is limited. This course is graded on a letter-grade basis. (Writing assignments)
671 Government Lawyering (2)
DeVigne, Alvarez, Axelrad
The role of the lawyer in federal government agencies. Topics include agency adjudication and rulemaking; judicial review; enforcement; regula-tory reform; the role of the office of general counsel; alternative dispute resolution; the Freedom of Information Act; and congressional relations. This course is corequisite for students enrolled in Law 668 in a govern-ment agency placement, as determined by the director of outside place-ment. Students not concurrently enrolled in Law 668 may take this course only with the permission of the instructor. Enrollment is limited. This course is graded on a letter-grade basis. (Research paper)
672 The Art of Lawyering (2)
Freeman
Issues concerning the nature of the legal profession, its institutions, and its members. Topics include the diverse organizations in which law is practiced, ethical dilemmas, workplace culture, supervision, and career expectations. This course is corequisite for students enrolled in Law 668, as determined by the director of outside placement. Students not concur-rently enrolled in Law 668 may take this course only with the permission of the instructor. Enrollment is limited. This course is graded on a letter-grade basis. (Writing assignments)
673 Outside Placement Tutorial (1)
Students enrolled in Law 668 whose required classroom component is be-ing fulfilled by a course designated by the director of outside placement other than Law 669, 670, 671, 672, or 674 must also register for this course and write a research paper under the supervision of the instructor of the designated course. This course is graded on a letter-grade basis. (Research paper)
674 Domestic Violence Project (2)
Meier
Exploration of issues in social change lawyering in the battered women’s movement. Topics include the role of lawyers in the development of the battered women’s movement in the 1970s, major legal reforms of the past three decades, and the challenges for lawyers seeking to create change in this field. This course is corequisite to Law 668 for students enrolled in a placement consisting of trial work with a local legal service provider on domestic violence cases, policy or legislative work with a national organi-zation on domestic violence issues, or appellate work with attorneys in law firms conducting pro bono domestic violence appeals. Students not concurrently enrolled in Law 668 must have the instructor’s permission to register for this course. (Writing assignments)
673 Outside Placement Tutorial (1)
Students enrolled in Law 668 whose required classroom component is being fulfilled by a course designated by the director of outside placement other than Law 669, 670, 671, 672, or 674 must also register for this course and write a research paper under the supervision of the instructor of the designated course. This course is graded on a letter-grade basis. (Research paper)
674 Domestic Violence Project (2)
Meier
Exploration of issues in social change lawyering in the battered women’s movement. Topics include the role of lawyers in the development of the battered women’s movement in the 1970s, major legal reforms of the past three decades, and the challenges for lawyers seeking to create change in this field. This course is corequisite to Law 668 for students enrolled in a placement consisting of trial work with a local legal service provider on domestic violence cases, policy or legislative work with a national organization on domestic violence issues, or appellate work with attorneys in law firms conducting pro bono domestic violence appeals. Students not concurrently enrolled in Law 668 must have the instructor’s permission to register for this course. (Writing assignments)