Civil Advocacy Clinic
The Civil Advocacy Clinic is a one-semester, 4-credit-hour course in which student interns provide direct legal representation, under the supervision of the assistant clinical professor, to clients who either cannot afford to hire private legal counsel or are dealing with legal situations that provide valuable learning opportunities. The clinic combines a classroom component (two classes a week) with individualized instruction and collaborative learning opportunities to prepare interns to effectively represent their clients and advance the social justice mission of the law school. Students are required to complete 6 hours of scheduled office hours per week.
This clinic familiarizes students with both Ohio and Federal law and teaches them how to navigate both courts and an administrative agency. This clinic allows students to unveil and rectify the often-hidden consequences of violence within families and romantic partner relationships and understand the reality that millions of Americans depend on social security benefits to survive.
Practice area opportunities vary from semester to semester. Currently, the clinic is focused on family law cases, with a domestic violence component, and social security disability cases. Other civil actions that naturally arise out of these cases might also been handled.
Student interns are responsible for all aspects of their clients鈥� cases, including interviewing, counseling, research, discovery, negotiation, pleadings/motion practice, court/administrative hearing appearances, and appeals.
Please Note: There is no prerequisite class to participate in this clinic.
Questions?
Contact the Legal Clinic at 419.530.4236.