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ADV CLINIC PRACTICE (SUMMER) (ADVOCACY AND LEGAL SKILLS - 9090)
2 credits
The Elder Law, Securities Arbitration, Child Advocacy and Bread and Life: Bridge to Justice Clinics continue to provide representation to existing clients during the summer. Students who have already participated in one of these four clinics are eligible to enroll in the Advanced Clinic. The summer students will work on clinic cases and initiatives. Students will have the opportunity to further develop and refine their lawyering skills and to develop new skills. Each student will work in the clinic for 26 hours a week, if participation is for the 7 week summer school program. For students who participate in the 9 week summer school program, they will be required to work 20 hours a week. Faculty supervision will include weekly meetings with students to discuss casework and further development of skills and case rounds. Interested students will apply to the appropriate clinic and will be chosen by the clinical faculty.
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ADVANCED CLINIC PRACTICE (ADVOCACY AND LEGAL SKILLS - 9080)
2 credits
Many students who participate in the Elder Law, Securities Arbitration, Child Advocacy and Bread and Life: Immigration Clinics express a desire to continue their work in the clinic for another semester. This course allows former clinic students to apply to work in the clinic for an additional semester for credit. Each of the four clinics will accept no more than 2 former students each semester. Students will work in the clinic for 13 hours a week. Faculty supervision will include weekly meetings with students to discuss casework and further development of skills and case rounds. During the semester, each advanced clinic student will have the opportunity to refine the skills they have learned, acquire new skills, and mentor new students. Interested students will apply to the appropriate clinic and will be chosen by the clinical faculty.
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BREAD & LIFE IMMIGR CLINIC I (ADVOCACY AND LEGAL SKILLS - 8040)
4 credits
The Bread and Life: Immigration Clinic (8 credits, 4 Fall and 4 Spring) semester clinical program available to second- and third- The Bread and Life: Immigration Clinic is a two- year students and evening students who have finished three semesters and are able to do clinic work during the day. St. John's Law School is partnering with St. John's Bread and Life to give students the opportunity to engage in lawyering with an immigrant population. Students will be services of Queens/Brooklyn. Students will develop skills in interviewing, identifying supervised by attorneys at Catholic Migration factual and legal issues, researching, preparing and providing client representation or referrals to memoranda, working with clients from diverse cultures, appropriate agencies. Students will be exposed to a wide array of immigration-related problems. Grades will be based on demonstration of the skills taught, ability to work with clients and team members, written assignments, and classroom participation, including roundtable discussions where students will present a client's case, identify a particular complex legal, factual or strategic issue, and share ideas.
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IMMIGRATION LAW (INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS - 1030)
2 credits
This course deals in general with the legal and administrative problems encountered by aliens who have emigrated lawfully and unlawfully to the United States. The course is significantly topical in light of the rapidly increasing number of unauthorized aliens present in the United States. Basic to the course is a study of federal administrative law as it relates to the problems of the immigrant, but issues of constitutional law, criminal law, domestic relations and commercial law are also treated insofar as they pertain to immigration and nationality law. Grades are based upon a final examination and class participation.
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INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING (ADVOCACY AND LEGAL SKILLS - 7020)
2 credits
This course offers students an opportunity to develop skills in interviewing and counseling, including gathering information, ascertaining the client's interests, developing specific goals and strategies, and ethical considerations a lawyer is required to consider. Classroom work will involve the exploration of techniques of interviewing and counseling, focusing on the unique relationship of lawyer and client. Students will develop the skills studied by participating in simulated exercises that involve realistic situations raising common legal and ethical issues. Grades are based on classroom participation, demonstration of the skills taught, and the submission of written work.