Course Description
Students will assist attorneys in Legal Aid and Defender Clinic in handling defense of criminal cases and receive intensive clinical training in trial advocacy through workshops, simulation, lecture, and actual representation of clients. Clinic also handles juvenile cases.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate law students will not be doing any extra work beyond
that required of the Juris Doctor students. J.D. students are
post-baccalaureate students and the workload expected of them
is the same workload expected of post-baccalaureate graduate
students. Law students are professional students, not
undergraduate students. Graduate law students are primarily
international lawyers seeking expertise in the American legal
system. This expertise is gained through exposure to Juris
Doctor courses.
Athena Title
Criminal Defense Practicum II
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in JURI 4500E
Non-Traditional Format
Course includes a service-learning project during the semester that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives. Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of the projects(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom. Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for approximately 50-75% of overall instructional time.
Prerequisite
JURI 5170/7170 or JURI 5170S/7170S
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will learn by assisting attorneys in the Legal Aid and Defender Clinic in handling defense of criminal cases and receive intensive clinical training in trial advocacy through workshops, simulation, lecture, and actual representation of clients. Clinic also handles juvenile cases.
Topical Outline
1. assist attorneys in Legal Aid and Defender Clinic 2. intensive clinical training in trial advocacy 3. participate in workshops, simulation, lecture, and actual representation of clients 4. clinic will handle juvenile cases
Syllabus
Public CV