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LAW SCHOOL (W74)  (Dept. Info)Law  (Policies)
W74 LAW 790ACriminal Justice Clinic (Joy)Variable Unit
Description:This clinic is only offered in the spring 2025. Open to 3L and second-semester 2L J.D. students eligible for Missouri Supreme Court Rule 13 student practice certification. This clinic provides real life lawyering experience with the criminal justice system at the state trial level, and will work under the supervision of the faculty member teaching this course. The student's primary experience will be to serve as a Rule 13 certified attorney with the St. Louis County office of the Missouri Public Defender, the second largest criminal defense office in the state. The goal is for each student to: (1) conduct at least two, and hopefully more, preliminary hearings in felony cases; (2) conduct bond reduction negotiations and, when necessary, hearings for persons awaiting trial; (3) participate in multiple aspects of pending felony cases, such as brainstorming the theory of defense; researching and writing motions, briefs, and/or jury instructions; interviewing possible defense experts; preparing deposition questions for prosecution witnesses; and, if possible, (4) sit second-chair or third-chair in felony trial . In addition, students may observe depositions and the entering of guilty pleas, and participate in probation revocation hearings. The lawyering skills students will use and develop include: problem solving, legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, factual investigation, client interviewing and counseling, communication skills, negotiation, litigation skills, organization and management of legal work, and recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas. Because different types of hearings take place in the morning while other hearings take place in the afternoons, each student should have at least two mornings (8:45 - 12:30) and two afternoons (1:15 - 5:00) Mondays through Thursday free to be in the clinic. Students will also meet as a class at the Public Defender's office (and occasionally at the law school) from 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Students who have c
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Instruction Type:Internship/Practicum Grade Options:P Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:N/AFrequency:Every Semester / History
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Grade Options
C=Credit (letter grade)
P=Pass/Fail
A=Audit
U=Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
S=Special Audit
Q=ME Q (Medical School)

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