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LAW SCHOOL (W74)  (Dept. Info)Law  (Policies)SP2025
W74 LAW 800DAppellate Clinic (Alagna)6.0 Units
Description:Open to 3L and 2L J.D. students. In the Appellate Clinic, students brief and argue cases in the United States Courts of Appeals. The Appellate Clinic primarily represents clients in pro bono, court-appointed cases involving civil rights or criminal appeals, but the Clinic can handle all manner of federal appeals. Students work on all aspects of the appeal. This includes regular client interaction, intensive analysis of the record, substantial legal research, and drafting, revising, and finalizing appellate briefs. In most cases, one student will also have an opportunity to present oral argument to the court. And in addition to the Clinic's primary casework, students may have an opportunity to draft an appellate amicus brief. The Appellate Clinic also involves a weekly classroom seminar in which students learn various aspects of appellate practice, including advanced writing techniques, best practices for case management, federal appellate procedure, judicial decision-making, and Supreme Court practice. Towards the end of the semester, all students will present moot oral arguments during the classroom seminar. [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; 7 credits (298 total hours) or 8 credits (340 total hours). The Appellate Clinic Seminar is on Wednesdays from 10:00 am - 11:52 am. The course is graded on a modified pass/fail basis: HP (3.94), P, LP (2.98), F (2.50).
Attributes:Law: COIFGR, EXP, LCU
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:P Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:N/AFrequency:None / History
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Q=ME Q (Medical School)

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