Course Description
Opportunities for the poor to advance economically are impeded or enhanced in a variety of micro and macro ways - the way the poor are excluded from mainstream financial products to the accessibility of public transportation, to name a few. The Economic Opportunity Clinic provides support to organizations that are working to remove impediments and facilitate access to economic opportunity for the poor.
Athena Title
Economic Opportunity Clinic
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in JURI 5961
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 project(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.
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will become familiar with organizational work in the fields of poverty alleviation, housing, entrepreneurship, education, and leadership, among others. Since no two client matters are the same, and seldom do the matters present strictly legal questions, the CED Clinic brings legal thinking and problem solving to bear on strategic issues faced by our client organizations to help them more effectively serve their target populations.
Topical Outline
1. Disussion of community organizations and their structure 2. Community engagement with non-profit organizations 3. Diverse clientele, diverse legal problems 4. Organizational issues