Fall 2024 Class Descriptions: Clinics and Externships
Immigration Clinic I (LWVL530)
Instructor(s): Tammy Lin
2-4 credit(s), H/P/L/F Graded
Requirement(s): Experiential
Concentration(s): International Law (JD), Public Interest Law (JD), International Law (LLMUS), LLM in International Law (LLMI)
Students gain practical experience through interviewing, counseling, and representing clients with immigration-related problems. Students have the opportunity to assist clients with a range of immigration issues such as removal cases (immigration court cases), asylum, naturalization, lawful permanent residency, derivative citizenship, deferred action, and U-visa and VAWA for domestic violence and abuse victims. Students may attend U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services interviews and/or immigration court dates related to their client's applications for immigration relief. Students may also attend and participate in community immigration outreach. Weekly meetings are held with the clinic supervisor and other interns to discuss immigration law, practical application and casework. The clinic is graded on a 4-tier Pass-Fail basis. No Prerequisites.
Immigration Clinic II (LWVL531)
Instructor(s): Tammy Lin
1-4 credit(s), H/P/L/F Graded
Requirement(s): Experiential
Concentration(s): International Law (JD), Public Interest Law (JD), International Law (LLMUS), LLM in International Law (LLMI)
Clinic II interns refine their skills, working on complex cases and cases already begun as Clinic I interns. Students may mentor first time clinic participants, serve as lead attorney on cases, and have additional opportunities to appear in court or administrative proceedings. Supervising attorneys/adjunct professors provide individualized coaching, based on the Clinic II interns needs and interests. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Clinic I in the same clinic. The clinic is graded on a 4-tier Pass-Fail basis.
IP Externship (LWVL532)
Instructor(s): Anthony Mauriello
1-6 credit(s), P/F Graded
Requirement(s): Experiential
Concentration(s): Intellectual Property (JD), Intellectual Property (LLMUS), Intellectual Property Law (LLMG)
This course places students at local law firms and companies to provide legal assistance to local individuals (inventors, artists, musicians, and others) and tech and media companies in the areas of patent prosecution, patent searching, trademark prosecution, filing of provisional and utility patents, intellectual property litigation, intellectual property transactions, and related areas (including copyright and trade secret law). Students will be supervised by attorneys at the local law firms and companies as well as the professor. Students begin work during the first week of the semester with companies and law firms and meet one-on-one with the professor on a regular basis. Additionally, the course begins with a “boot camp” that meets twice for three hours at the beginning of the semester (days and times TBD), covering the core practical aspects of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law. There are no scheduled classes during the remainder of the semester. An application process will be used to select students for the course. Students who registered for the course in previous academic years may not apply for the course for 2024-2025 without the permission of Professor Ted Sichelman. Applications (here -- see also link below) are due Friday, April 5. An information in-person and Zoom session will be held on Wednesday, March 27, from noon - 1 pm, and will also be recorded (see upcoming Sidebars for details).
Additional Information: Application