Spring 2017 Course Schedule

Immigrant Justice Clinic (LAW-759-001)
Amanda Frost, Andrea Parra

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Enrolled: 15 / Limit: 16

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Notices

(LAW-759-001) The Immigrant Justice Clinic (IJC) is a live-client, in-house clinic, part of the Clinical Program at WCL. Working under faculty supervision, Student Attorneys in the Clinic provide representation on cases and projects involving individual immigrants and migrants, and their communities, both in the D.C. metropolitan area and overseas. As part of their case work, Students Attorneys in the IJC regularly appear on behalf of clients in Immigration Court, and may also appear before federal district court, the courts of Maryland and D.C., and before federal and state agencies. All students also work with local or national organizations on non-litigation matters relating to the rights of noncitizens. The matters handled by the IJC allow students to develop core lawyering skills, such as interviewing, counseling, negotiation, and trial advocacy, while cultivating complementary skills in the areas of policy and legislative advocacy, community organizing, and working with the media. Students will be evaluated vis-à-vis a set of detailed learning goals distributed to all IJC students. Sites for evaluation and feedback include all aspects of case work and case supervision meetings. Immigrant Justice Clinic Seminar (LAW-756-012) The Immigrant Justice Clinic Seminar is a seminar required of all students participating in the IJC. The seminar focuses primarily on the lawyering skills needed for effective practice in the area of immigration law and immigrant’s rights. Weekly seminar meetings involve theorizing, dissecting, and applying specific skills with the help of readings, classroom discussion, written assignments, and in- and out-of-class exercises. Some seminar sessions will also examine substantive areas of law and policy implicated in clinic case work. The third hour of the seminar is devoted to student-led case rounds discussions. Students will be evaluated based on attendance (including timeliness), preparation, and participation, pursuant to a detailed grading rubric distributed to all students.

Description

(LAW-759-001) The Immigrant Justice Clinic (IJC) is a live-client, in-house clinic, part of the Clinical Program at WCL. Working under faculty supervision, Student Attorneys in the Clinic provide representation on cases and projects involving individual immigrants and migrants, and their communities, both in the D.C. metropolitan area and overseas. As part of their case work, Students Attorneys in the IJC regularly appear on behalf of clients in Immigration Court, and may also appear before federal district court, the courts of Maryland and D.C., and before federal and state agencies. All students also work with local or national organizations on non-litigation matters relating to the rights of noncitizens. The matters handled by the IJC allow students to develop core lawyering skills, such as interviewing, counseling, negotiation, and trial advocacy, while cultivating complementary skills in the areas of policy and legislative advocacy, community organizing, and working with the media. Students will be evaluated vis-à-vis a set of detailed learning goals distributed to all IJC students. Sites for evaluation and feedback include all aspects of case work and case supervision meetings. Immigrant Justice Clinic Seminar (LAW-756-012) The Immigrant Justice Clinic Seminar is a seminar required of all students participating in the IJC. The seminar focuses primarily on the lawyering skills needed for effective practice in the area of immigration law and immigrant’s rights. Weekly seminar meetings involve theorizing, dissecting, and applying specific skills with the help of readings, classroom discussion, written assignments, and in- and out-of-class exercises. Some seminar sessions will also examine substantive areas of law and policy implicated in clinic case work. The third hour of the seminar is devoted to student-led case rounds discussions. Students will be evaluated based on attendance (including timeliness), preparation, and participation, pursuant to a detailed grading rubric distributed to all students.

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First Class Readings

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