Under the supervision of experienced faculty, students fully engage all facets of client-centered juvenile practice. Together with a multidisciplinary team, students represent children in child welfare matters filed in Manhattan Family Court.
Law Office Externship Placement and Seminar
This externship experience is comprised of an externship placement with a mentor attorney at a law office and a co-requisite seminar.
Legislative Advocacy Clinic – New York Civil Liberties Union
This clinic challenges students to conceptualize, plan, and implement a campaign to pass social justice legislation in the New York City Council.
LGBTQ Law Clinic
The LGBTQ Law Clinic, in partnership with the Free to Be Youth Project (FYP) of the Urban Justice Center, is a one-semester clinic open to 2Ls and 3Ls.
Litigating Copyright and Trademark Cases
This course provides students with the opportunity to experience the pre-trial steps in a copyright and trademark litigation in federal court.
Mediation Clinic
Students in this clinic have the opportunity to learn and observe mediation in a classroom as well as conduct mediations.
Mediation: Theory, Practice, and Skills
Students in this course will develop a firm and practical understanding of the principles of mediated negotiation and acquire skills necessary to represent a client’s interest during mediation.
Negotiating, Counseling and Interviewing
This course focuses on the techniques needed to lead clients through negotiated resolutions.
Negotiation: Theory and Practice
This course focuses on negotiation theory, practice, and ethical implications.
New York City Law Department Labor and Employment Field Placement
This field placement gives students the opportunity to work closely with experienced attorneys on all aspects of litigation handled by the Labor and Employment Law Division of the New York City Law Department.