Course Description

LAWS 6069
Federal Civil Litigation Practice Clinic
General Description:
This is a one semester clinic offered in the fall and spring semesters for 4 credits each semester where students, under the supervision of the clinic director, will represent clients in administrative proceedings before the Federal Immigration Court, the U.S. District Court and in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, and federal district court cases involving immigration habeas proceedings, prisoners' civil rights cases challenging the conditions of their confinement and employment discrimination cases. In the classroom component of the clinic, students will learn the three core substantive areas of the law covered in the clinic, and procedural and practice rules, including the federal rules of civil procedure, evidence, and the local rules of court. The course will include mock pre-trial and trial simulations to hone students' trial advocacy skills.

No sections exist for this course.