6668 Outside Placement (1, 2, 3, or 4) Tillipman
Students earn academic credit for externship with judicial, public interest, government, and nonprofit organizations. A list of pre-approved placements is available on the Law School portal and from the Outside placement Program office. If a placement has not been previously approved, the assistant dean for outside placement must approve the placement for registration to be completed. Students enrolled in this course must fulfill a classroom component requirement by enrolling concurrently in Law 6469, 6669, 6670, 6671, 6674, or in another Law School course along with Law 6673, as determined by the assistant dean. Students who have previously completed a corequisite course in the area of law relevant to their current placement may be exempt from the corequisite requirement at the discretion of the assistant dean. 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 and requires students to complete 60 hours of work and 8 pages of substantive legal or legislative writing per credit. Students may earn up to 4 Outside placement credits per semester for a total of no more than 8 credits for this course in their degree program. Students participating in the Domestic Violence Project under the supervision of Professor Meier must register for this course for 2 or 4 credits and enroll concurrently in Law 6674. Students participating in Environmental Lawyering under the supervision of Associate Dean Paddock must register for this course for 2 or 4 credits and enroll concurrently in Law 6469. Permission of the assistant dean for outside placement is required prior to registration in this course and any corequisite courses. Additional information about the Program, including a detailed description of Program requirements, its registration process, and other policies and procedures is located in the Outside Placement Student Handbook. Students are responsible for reading the handbook and complying with all Program policies and procedures.
6669 The Craft of Judging (2) Alprin, Beck, Campbell, Canan, H. Greene, Iscoe, Lind, Ridgely, E. Robinson
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 6668 in a judicial intern placement, as determined by the director of outside placement. Students not concurrently enrolled in Law 6668 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)
6670 Public Interest Lawyering (2) Angel, Conti, Dixon, Feinstein, C. Greene, Hooks, Runge
Examination of the role of the public interest lawyer. The lawyer’s role and responsibilities in different branches of government and in public affairs, both historically and currently; ethical issues; identification 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 6668 in a public interest placement, as determined by the director of outside placement. Students not concurrently enrolled in Law 6668 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)
6671 Government Lawyering (2) Averbach, Axelrad, Egeland, Ferko, Gardner, Hirt, Kang, LoRe, Mahini, Stroud, Su, Surgalla
The role of the lawyer in federal government agencies. Topics include agency adjudication and rulemaking; judicial review; enforcement; regulatory 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 6668 in a government agency placement, as determined by the director of outside placement. Students not concurrently enrolled in Law 6668 may take this course only with the permission of the assistant dean for outside placement. Enrollment is limited. This course is graded on a letter-grade basis. (Research paper)
6673 Outside Placement Tutorial (1)
This course is corequisite to Law 6668, Outside Placement, for students whose classroom component is fulfilled by a course designated by the assistant dean for outside placement other than Law 6469, 6669, 6670, 6671, or 6674. Requirements of this course include writing a 10-page research paper under the supervision of the instructor of the approved course and meeting with the instructor at least twice during the semester to discuss the paper and the externship experience. This course is graded on a letter-grade basis. Registration is permissible only with the prior express approval of the assistant dean for outside placement. (Research Paper)
6674 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 6668 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 6668 must have the instructor’s permission to register for this course. (Writing assignments) (Skills)