Legal Clinics |
# of Credits |
Time-frame |
711 Required |
Interview Required |
Accepts JD Evening Students |
Field clinic/ in-house/ on-site clinic |
Estimated outside-of-class work per week (hours) |
Asylum & Immigration Legal CLinic US immigration law and practice, with a particular focus on US asylum |
4 |
Each Semester
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
In-house |
15-18 |
Skills Gained: Prepare defenses to deportation or applications for relief including immigration applications and supporting documents; interview and counsel clients; work with experts; research human rights issues and U.S. substantive and procedural law; draft affidavits and legal arguments; and develop trial skills and other public presentation skills. |
Business Law Clinic Transactional, business, corporation, contract drafting, and some IP. No litigation. |
4 (+4 in spring) |
Two Semester |
No |
Yes |
Only in exceptional circumstances |
In-house |
6-10 |
Skills Gained: Skills Gained: Client counseling, contract drafting, corporate governance, business law, corporate negotiations, memoranda drafting, legal research on statutes and applicable regulations, intellectual property counseling. |
Civil Litigation and Health Law Clinic Civil litigation in administrative hearings and court, and health law disputes. |
3 |
One Semester |
No |
No |
Yes |
In-house |
5-10 |
Skills Gained: Interview clients and witnesses, draft and analyze pleadings, discovery requests, discovery responses, and motions, and will engage in settlement negotiations, and trial work. |
Civil Rights Field Clinic Litigation regarding police or prison misconduct as well other claims involving race, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination. |
4 (+4 in spring) |
Two Semester |
No
|
No |
Yes |
Field Clinic |
5-10 |
Skills Gained: Interview plaintiffs, witnesses and potential new clients; develop the theory of a case; research and draft legal briefs, motions and written discovery; take and defend depositions; find and work with expert witnesses; and attend court appearances, hearings and trial. |
Criminal Appeals Criminal Defense |
3 |
One Semester |
No |
No |
Yes |
In-house |
5-10 |
Skills Gained: Review the record from trial; confer with the client; research the law to provide support for their theories; and draft and file a brief. |
Croak Community Legal Clinic The Fall semester will focus on civil law. The Spring semester will focus on criminal justice. |
3 |
One Semester |
No |
No |
Yes |
In-house |
5-10 |
Skills Gained: Students will give workshops on various topics to groups of people facing legal issues. Immediately after these presentations, students working under the supervision of an experienced attorney will provide free and confidential advice and limited-scope representation to individuals who attend the workshops. |
Family Law Field Clinic Family Law including marriage, divorce, invalidity of marriage, legal separation, parentage, and adoption.
|
4
|
Two Semester
|
No
|
No
|
Yes, but only for those available to work during the day.
|
Field Clinic
|
5 -10 Students will spent 7 hours per week at CVLS (Chicago Volunteer Legal Services)
|
Skills Gained: Interviewing and counseling clients, developing case plans and strategies, investigating witnesses and facts, preparing letters and legal documents, negotiating, going to court and otherwise helping clients solve real family law disputes. |
TIP® Field Clinic Transactional services in the areas of patent, trademark and copyright law, internet, data protection and privacy |
3 (+2 with seminar) |
One Semester |
No |
No |
Yes |
Field Clinic |
5-10 |
Skills Gained: Conduct client interviews, research facts and law, counsel clients, draft communications to clients and to third parties, and strategize how to achieve the clients' goals. |