Clinical and Experiential Learning | DEV-College of Law | Illinois

693: First Amendment Clinic

Krista Gaedtke — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:13:22 +0000

Students in the First Amendment Clinic will represent clients, under the supervision of an experienced attorney, across the political spectrum as part of its mission to advance the freedoms of speech, press and assembly for both groups and individuals.

Students will be responsible for all aspects of the legal representation of their clients, including client interviewing, case evaluation and research, motion practice and brief writing, drafting pleadings and discovery requests, taking and defending depositions, participating in discovery and settlement conferences, negotiating with opposing parties, identifying and coordinating with experts, and oral advocacy during court appearances.

Students will learn the substantive and procedural areas of First Amendment Law and civil practice.

This is a five credit, graded course, that includes both a clinic and a simultaneous seminar. Students will be expected to complete a minimum of 225 hours in the course of the semester. Client obligations must be met on a case by case basis; students should have flexibility in their schedules to meet the demands of their cases.

Sequence and Prerequisites: A student must be eligible for certification under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 which requires, among other things, that a student has completed 45 semester hours toward graduation.

Additionally, students must have completed Law 682: Evidence prior to enrollment in the Clinic. Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, Law 798: First Amendment is strongly recommended, although not required.

Evaluation: This is a five credit, graded course that includes both a clinic and simultaneous seminar. Students will be expected to complete a minimum of 225 hours in the course of the semester. Grades will be based on completion of tasks and performance in the course.

Course Classification: Experiential

693: Medical Legal Partnership Clinic

Krista Gaedtke — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:45:15 +0000

The Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) Clinic is hosted by Land of Lincoln Legal Aid in partnership with Carle Foundation Hospital. Students will learn about the medical-legal partnership model, social determinants of health, and how access to justice can improve health outcomes. Under the supervision of a Land of Lincoln experienced attorney, students will assist clients with a variety of legal issues such as family matters, public benefit appeals, guardianship petitions, and advance directives. Students will gain experience in client interviewing and counseling, investigation, negotiation, research, advocacy, drafting pleadings, and court and administrative appearances. Please note: class and office hours will be held at Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, 302 N 1st St, Champaign.

Sequence and Prerequisites: A student must be eligible for certification under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711 which requires, among other things, that a student has completed 45 semester hours toward graduation.

Evaluation: This is a four credit, graded course that includes both a clinic and seminar. Students will be expected to complete a minimum of 180 hours during the semester.

Course Classification: Experiential

693: Immigration Law Clinic

Krista Gaedtke — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 20:49:19 +0000

In the Immigration Law Clinic, students receive intensive instruction in the substantive law, procedures, and concepts required to represent clients in a multitude of immigration matters, including: affirmative applications to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for immigrant victims of crimes and/or persecution, for abused, abandoned or neglected children, defense in removal proceedings before the Executive Office of Immigration Review; appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals; and for individuals seeking permanent residence status or naturalization. Authorized by federal regulation, second- and third-year law students engage in representation of real clients in immigration matters. Students complete these direct services under the supervision of clinic faculty to ensure representation consistent with best practices. Students may appear in court and in non-adversarial administrative interviews. Students gain experience in client interviewing and counseling, factual investigation, trial preparation, advocacy, persuasive writing, and other work relevant to representation of immigrant clients. Students will also hone oral advocacy skills as they present to their classmates and to community members on topics in immigration law.

Sequence and Prerequisites: Both second- and third-year law students are eligible for participation in this clinic under 8 C.F.R. §1292.1(a)(2). This course does not require eligibility (completion of 45 hours) for certification under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 711.

Evaluation: This is a five credit, graded course that includes both a clinic and seminar. Students will be expected to complete a minimum of 225 hours during the semester.

Course Classification: Experiential

693: Veterans Legal Clinic

Krista Gaedtke — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 21:53:08 +0000

The Veterans Legal Clinic (VLC) offers students the opportunity to learn holistic, client-centered lawyering through representing military veterans in a broad array of civil legal matters. While some of the cases the VLC will handle are specific to this client population, such as discharge upgrades, the majority of the clinic’s cases involve broader civil legal issues, including family law, housing, consumer disputes, public benefits, disability, employment, etc. The clinic seeks to foster in its students a strong professional identify, advocacy skills, and consistent engagement in reflective, intentional practice while providing excellent legal services to a severely underserved population. Students will take the lead in all aspects of their cases, including client interviews, pleading drafting, fact investigation, discovery, negotiation, and court hearings. Students will also have the opportunity to interact professionally with a wide variety of social service, medical, mental health, and other providers in the effort to meet their client needs.

Evaluation: This is a five credit, graded course that includes both a clinic and seminar. Students will be expected to complete a minimum of 225 hours during the semester.

Course Classification: Experiential

692: Corporate Counsel – Field Placement (Summer)

Chris Davies — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 21:27:18 +0000

This field placement is to be taken in the summer term, immediately following with the Law 798: Corporate Counsel Seminar which is being offered during the summer semester. The field placement complements the classroom seminar component by providing students with the opportunity to work in a general counsel’s office. Students will be assigned to a supervising attorney and will complete 60 (1 credit), 120 (2 credits), 180 (3 credits), or 240 (4 credits) hours of field work over the summer. As part of their placement students may be asked to conduct legal research, write memoranda, review and/or draft contracts, sit in on meetings or negotiations. Hands on experience and the opportunity to observe a general counsel’s office in action affords students with a unique educational opportunity that provides a context for the legal concepts taught in the classroom.

Students may also provide their own placement subject to professor approval and the following criteria:

The placement should be in the general counsel’s office for a corporation or LLC.
A supervising attorney must agree to oversee the student’s externship and provide an enriching educational experience for the student. The attorney will be required to fill out a form before and after the field placement is complete.
The corporation or LLC must commit to affording the student with 60, 120, 180, or 240 hour opportunity.
The student should not be related to anyone in the general counsel’s office.

Sequence & Prerequisites: Current enrollment in the Corporate Counsel Seminar is a prerequisite for this course. In addition, students must have successfully completed the first year curriculum.

Evaluation: In addition to meeting the hourly work requirements, the student must timely submit all required periodic time reports, a mid-term self-evaluation, participation in periodic discussion sessions with faculty, as well as a final evaluation of his or her experience. Students will be evaluated on the mid-term, self-evaluation, participation in discussion sessions, and the final evaluation of his or her experience.

Course Classification: Experiential

692: State Appellate Prosecutor

Krista Gaedtke — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:47:33 +0000

Students in this course will each prepare a brief to the Illinois Appellate Court in a criminal case on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois. The Chief Deputy Director of the Office of the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor (ILSAAP), will advise and supervise students in the preparation of the briefs. Initial class sessions will include instruction on and discussion of Illinois appellate procedure and brief-writing. In later weeks of the class, students will meet individually with the instructor to discuss issues arising in the preparation of their individual briefs. Students will thereafter appear in the Appellate Court to present their respective case at oral argument.

Sequence and Prerequisites: None. Students need to be eligible to obtain a 711 license (must have completed 45 credit hours) by the Spring Semester. This course is a two semester commitment, students must enroll in both the fall and spring semesters of this course. Cannot be taken with any Law 693, Clinic course during the same semester(s).

Evaluation: Written project (brief) and other assignments

Course Classification: Experiential

693: Family Advocacy Clinic

Doyle — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:47:55 +0000

Students in the Family Advocacy Clinic will represent parents and children involved in the juvenile abuse and neglect system under the supervision of an experienced attorney. Students will be responsible for all aspects of the legal representation of their clients including challenging adjudicatory allegations in court, establishing visitation rights for the parents, and developing appropriate plans for reconciliation. Students will learn the substantive and procedural law associated with abuse and neglect proceedings. In addition, students will be trained and gain experience in skills such as interviewing, counseling, case planning and strategy, fact investigation, negotiating, research, drafting, motion practice, oral advocacy and trial work. This is a five credit, graded course that includes both a clinic and simultaneous seminar. Students will be expected to complete a minimum of 225 hours in the course of the semester. Client obligations must be met on a case by case basis; students should have flexibility in their schedules to meet the demands of their cases.

Evaluation: This is a five credit, graded course that includes both a clinic and simultaneous seminar. Students will be expected to complete a minimum of 225 hours in the course of the semester. Grades will be based on completion of tasks and performance in the course.

Course Classification: Experiential

692: Legal Externships

Doyle — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:47:55 +0000

Externships are designed to expose 2L and 3L students to practical aspects of lawyering by allowing students to earn academic credit for performing legal work, under the supervision of lawyers at approved non-profit organizations, governmental agencies, or judges. Students will complete assignments such as interviewing clients and witnesses; researching legal questions; preparing pleadings, discovery motions, and briefs; and, in some instances, trying cases.

The student must have his or her externship approved by the College of Law’s Externship Director before beginning to work. The student earns one ungraded credit hour for each 60 hours of work. The student must work for the same agency for at least 120 hours or 2 credits (minimum) during a single semester. No credit will be allowed unless the minimum hour limitation is satisfied in a single semester. There is a 9 credit hour maximum for the number of credits a student may earn over his or her entire law school experience, with only 4 credit hours being available in any one semester. The maximum and minimum credit hour limits are strictly enforced.

For more information, please visit the Externship page on the intranet.

Sequence and Prerequisites: Successful completion of all first-year required courses.

Evaluation: In addition to meeting the hourly work requirements, the student must timely submit all required periodic time reports, reflection papers, and final evaluation of his or her experience.

Course Classification: Experiential

693: Intellectual Property Clinic – Patent

Doyle — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:47:55 +0000

The IP Clinic provides students with real-world trademark and patent prosecution experience and is intended as a capstone class for those entering the practice of trademark or patent law. The IP Clinic includes a Patent Track and a Trademark Track.

In the Patent Track, student-innovators with potentially patentable inventions are referred to the IP Clinic by the Technology Entrepreneur Center (TEC) at the College of Engineering. The Clinic Participants then review the innovations, search the relevant prior art, select an innovation, and work with the inventors to draft a patent application with regard to their innovation in consultation with the instructor. Completed patent applications are provided to the inventors for filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). Participation in the Patent Track requires successful completion of LAW 797 Patent Prosecution

Sequence and Prerequisites: Patent Law (LAW 645) and Patent Prosecution (LAW 797) are required prerequisites. Due to the fast pace and high level of competence required, participation in the Patent Clinic is only recommended for students who earned at least a B+ in Patent Prosecution. Cannot be taken with any Law 693, Clinic course during the same semester.

Evaluation: Clinical projects.

Course Classification: Experiential

693: Intellectual Property Clinic – Trademark

Doyle — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 19:47:54 +0000

In the Trademark Track, student companies desiring trademark assistance are also referred to the IP Clinic by the TEC. Each Clinic Participant is assigned five companies and meets with the companies to advise them on the selection of trademarkable matter, performs trademark searching with regard to the selected trademarks and prepares trademark applications. Completed trademark applications are provided to the companies for filing with the PTO. Participation in the Trademark Track does not have a prerequisite, but LAW 643 Trademark Law is recommended.

Sequence and Prerequisites: There is no prerequisite, but LAW 643: Trademark Law is recommended. Cannot be taken with any Law 693, Clinic course during the same semester.

Evaluation: Clinical projects

Course Classification: Experiential