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Course:
Law School Clinic
LAW
788

Law School Clinic

Hours

4.0 Credit, Arr Lecture, Arr Lab

Semester

Fall, 
Winter
Live-client interactions under the supervision of seasoned practitioners. Emphasis on the development of professional skills, including legal research and writing, counseling, interviewing, negotiation, mediation, and problem solving.

Law School Clinic 1

Students will be able to communicate effectively with clients, both orally and in writing.

Law School Clinic 2

Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of legal doctrine in live-client interactions.

Law School Clinic 3

Students will be able to employ strategies for identifying, analyzing, researching, and solving legal problems.

Law School Clinic 4

Students will be able to employ strategies for organizing and managing professional time, working cooperatively with others, and meeting professional deadlines. 

Law School Clinic 5

Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental values of the American legal profession, among them the delivery of competent representation, the exercise of high ethical standards, the promotion of justice, the respect for the rights and responsibilities of others, the improvement of the profession, and the centrality of professional self-development.