Credits
- Any - 2 Credits: H, P, LP or NC - one semester 2L 2nd semester students and all upper-level students 4, 5, 6 Letter-Graded Credits - full year 6 Letter-Graded Credits - one semester
Types of Matters/Cases
- Any - Access to Justice Advocacy/Representation Applications for Tax Exemption Asylum Brief Advice Business Incorporation Civil Rights Litigation Contract Review Copyright Registration and Prosecution Matters Court of Federal Claims Litigation Involving Vaccine-Related Injuries Defense Against Misdemeanor Prosecutions Defense of Non-Detained Individuals in Removal Proceedings Denial of Leave Domestic Violence Lawyering at an NGO or Governmental Organization Direct appeals from Criminal Convictions Family Law and Domestic Violence Litigation Housing Conditions Housing Policy Human Rights Advocacy Litigation Mediation Medicaid and Public Benefits Hearings Before the DC Office of Administrative Hearings Non-Profit Startups Patent Poverty Law School Disciplinary Matters Small Claims Litigation Before the Newly Created Copyright Claims Board Social Determinants of Health State and Federal Civil Rights Litigation Trademark Unemployment Benefits Wage Theft
Skills Gained
- Any - Advocacy Appellate Advocacy Application Drafting Case Development Case Development and Strategic Planning Case Intake Case Planning Client Counseling Client Interviewing and Counseling Collaboration Contract Review and Drafting Counseling Fact Gathering Fact Investigation Fact Investigation and Record Development Interdisciplinary Perspectives Interprofessional Collaboration Interviewing IP Research Legal Drafting Legal Issue Spotting Legal Research and Writing Legislative and Policy Advocacy Legislative Reform and Policy Development Litigation Skills Mediation Skills Negotiation Oral Advocacy Oral Advocacy in Administrative Hearings Oral and Legislative Advocacy Oral and Written Advocacy Pre-Trial and Trial Advocacy Policy Advocacy Problem-Solving Public Speaking System Analysis and Reform Systems Change Social Change Lawyering System Reform and Advocacy
Prerequisite
- Any - 2L 2nd semester students and upper-level students 2Ls in their second semester and above 2Ls and upper-level students 3Ls and upper-level students Civil Procedure - 6212-13 Concurrent enrollment in Field Placement - 6668 Corporations - 6250 Criminal Procedure - 6360 Evidence - 6230 International Law - 6520 Immigration Law I - 6538 Patent Strategies and Practice - 6476 Trademark Law - 6474
Recommended Courses
- Any - Copyright Law - 6472 Employment Law - 6268 Family Law - 6348 Federal Income Tax - 6300 Healthcare Law Seminar - 6411 Housing Law and Policy - 6338 International Law of Human Rights - 6546 Legislation - 6416 Negotiations - 6648 Professional Responsibility and Ethics - 6218 The College of Trial Advocacy - 6683
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