This writing and research course is designed for students who are interested in improving their memo and brief writing skills.
Mental Disability and Criminal Law
This course explores the relationship between mental disability and the criminal trial process.
Nonprofit and Small Business Clinic
In this year-long clinic, students provide transactional legal assistance to nonprofit organizations and small businesses.
Persuasion
This writing and research course provides students with the opportunity to develop their uses of language, rhetorical devices, and other techniques to persuade others.
Policing the Police
This course examines the theories and practical realities of police regulation, exploring assumptions about the police function, policy implications for criminal law, the balance between police power and constitutional protections, and more.
Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic
The Post-Conviction Innocence Clinic provides an opportunity for upper-level students to represent clients in post-conviction matters under the direct supervision of a faculty member.
Pre-Trial Advocacy
This course gives students the opportunity to develop pre-trial litigation skills.
Pro Bono Scholars Program
Students in the Program spend their final semester engaged in full-time representation of those individuals who cannot afford legal representation—gaining valuable lawyering skills while assisting those in need.
Prosecution, Public Defense, and Criminal Court Reform
This seminar examines critical pathways for reforming three key institutions at the heart of our criminal justice system: prosecution offices, indigent defense systems, and criminal courts.
Race, Bias, and Advocacy
This course examines how issues of race and race bias manifest themselves in the practice of law.