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LAW SCHOOL (W74)  (Dept. Info)Law  (Policies)SP2025
W74 LAW 675PImmigration Clinic (Meyer)Var. Units (max = 8.0)
Description:Open to 2L and 3L JD students. The Immigration Law Clinic provides real-life lawyering experiences representing clients in immigration proceedings. Students work with clients on immigration matters such as family-reunification, applying for permanent residence, obtaining employment authorization, deportation defense, applications for asylum and other humanitarian relief, appeals, and naturalization. Students represent non-citizen clients before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. State Department, and at the Executive Office of Immigration Review, including possible appearances before the Immigration Court. The objective of this clinical course is to teach lawyering skills that are essential to the practice of immigration law and transferable to other areas of law. The lawyering skills students will use and develop include: problem solving; legal analysis and reasoning; legal research; factual investigation; client interviewing and counseling; oral and written communication; negotiation; litigation; organization and case management; cross-cultural lawyering; trauma-informed lawyering; and recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas. A weekly seminar class held on Tuesdays from 1:00 pm - 2:52 pm, a weekly supervision meeting, and regular case-related meetings are required. There will also be a clinic orientation on the weekend prior to the start of classes. Immigration Law or U.S. Refugee & Asylum Law is a pre-/co-requisite for this clinic. [Note: Students are prohibited from taking more than one clinic/externship/supervised practicum in the same semester. Students who are not in good standing (for either academic or disciplinary reasons) are not eligible to participate in a clinic/externship. The clinics/externships have a different drop deadline than other law school courses. Students will not be allowed to drop any law clinic without good cause and the instructor's permission after May 10, 2024.] Students will earn 6 credits for the clinic, although a student may earn up to 8 credits with permission of the professor, depending on workload. For 6 credits, students must work a minimum of 255 hours over the course of the semester. The course is graded on a modified pass/fail basis: HP (3.94), P, LP (2.98), F (2.50). [BCCCR Requirement: this course contains 2 hours of BCCCR instruction.]
Attributes:Law: BCCCR, CLN EXT, EXP, GENUP, LCU
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:P Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:N/AFrequency:Every Semester / History
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P=Pass/Fail
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U=Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
S=Special Audit
Q=ME Q (Medical School)

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