CLINICAL PROGRAMS
HOUSING AND CONSUMER PROTECTION CLINIC

Eligibility: No restrictions
Duration: Full-year clinic
Credits: 8 credits

This clinic is offered in conjunction with the Family Law and Employment Law clinics. The goal of the clinic is to immerse the student in the practice of law under close supervision in a manner that allows the student to develop the lawyering skills and professional values necessary to be a successful, ethical attorney. Student attorneys will primarily represent clients in housing cases, but the clinic offers an opportunity to develop consumer protection matters as well. Students will have significant live client contact, and will be expected to interview and counsel clients, prepare pleadings, discovery, and memoranda, prepare and argue motions, and conduct negotiations, administrative hearings and trials.

Special Requirements: All students are required to attend a weekly, two-hour class, and to devote a minimum of 15 hours to the clinic. Students must be available for Thursday morning court appearances on housing cases.

Contact: William Berman, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law