EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CLINIC (3) OR (4) (CLC200)

(formerly, Discrimination Law Enforcement Clinic)

Professor Deborah Archer

Offers students the opportunity to engage in the direct representation of individuals who have filed employment discrimination suits in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (S.D.N.Y.) Through the S.D.N.Y. Employment Discrimination Pro Bono Mediation Panel, students will represent pro se litigants for the purpose of mediating their employment discrimination claims. Students may also work on enforcing New York State’s antidiscrimination laws with the New York State Division of Human Rights, which has juris­dic­tion to receive, investigate, and litigate complaints from members of the public for discriminatory practices in employment, housing, or public accommodations. Students may interview complainants and respondents, gather and review evidence, and assist the Division in deter­mining whether to charge a respondent with violating the State’s anti­discrimination laws. A weekly seminar covers anti­dis­crim­in­ation laws, investigative interviewing, fact inves­ti­gation and analysis, counseling, and mediation.  No more than 14 placement credits may count toward the J.D.

3-credit Summer Term: Students work on enforcing New York State’s antidiscrimination laws with the New York State Division of Human Rights, which has broad juris­dic­tion to receive, investigate, and litigate complaints from members of the public for discriminatory practices in employment, housing, or public accommodations. Students interview complainants and respondents, gather and review evidence, and assist the Division in deter­mining whether to charge a respondent with violating the State’s anti­discrimination laws. A weekly seminar covers anti­dis­crim­in­ation laws, investigative interviewing, fact inves­ti­gation and analysis, counseling, and mediation. No more than 14 placement credits may count toward the J.D.