CLINICAL PROGRAMS : EVENING LANDLORD-TENANT CLINIC

Duration: Full year clinic, only evening students are eligible to apply
Credits: 6 credits (3 credits per semester/graded pass/fail)

This clinic is designed to provide evening division students with a full clinical opportunity. Students will be certified to practice and will represent indigent tenants in housing cases, such as summary process evictions in the Chelsea District Court and administrative hearings before local housing authorities. Student attorneys will spend two hours, one evening per week, at the clinic offices in Chelsea to meet with clients and work on cases. They will also meet for a one-hour class weekly at the Law School. The clinical supervisor will oversee all aspects of their representation of clients. There will be instruction on landlord-tenant law, but the focus of the course will be on the development of lawyering skills such as interviewing and counseling; development of case theory and strategy; negotiation; problem-solving; and trial tactics.

Only evening division students who are in their last two years of Law School are eligible. Due to the nature of our client community, students fluent in Spanish will be given preference in the selection process.

Questions: Contact Professor Stephen Callahan at scallaha@suffolk.edu.