LAW907

Satisfies Experiential Learning requirement.

This course affords students an opportunity to work directly with clients facing immigration problems. The immigration issues range from defending clients facing removal by the DHS, those seeking political asylum in the U.S. and others who wish to become U.S. citizens. Students will work primarily at placements outside of the law school for an average of 16 hours per week. Most of the clientrepresentation will be through work with localimmigrant rights projects involved in law reform or litigation. Students' primary supervisor will be at the placement and Professor Boswell will also be involved. The primary focus in this clinic will be client interviewing and counseling, case planning and legal writing. Students who enroll in the clinic may in some situations be involved in adversarial hearings before immigration judges. The clinic is dividedbetween a classroom or seminar component focusingon skills and case strategy and analysis discussions, and the representational component (also referred to as the fieldwork component) where students engage in the actual work of representing clients.

Admission to the Clinic requires the prior approval of the instructor. (Knowledge of a foreign language is not a prerequisite for the clinic but may be considered as a factor since many of the clients will not speak English.)

Apply through the online Common Clinic Application.