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Dec 21, 2024
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LAW 7643 - Family Law Clinic
Credits: 6
Under the supervision of an experienced clinical faculty member, student attorneys in the VanSickle Family Law Clinic represent and provide counsel to low-income clients in matters of family law such as divorce, child custody, possession and access, paternity, modifications, enforcement actions, child and spousal support, and adoption. Through client representation and the clinic seminar, student attorneys have the opportunity to engage in the performance of fundamental lawyering skills necessary for competent representation and zealous advocacy. These skills include interviewing and counseling clients, negotiating, developing and analyzing facts, strategically planning cases, resolving conflicts and making decisions, applying motion and trial practice, drafting legal pleadings and ancillary documents, organizing and managing legal work, utilizing cultural competency, collaborating, and performing self-evaluations. Student attorneys also collaborate with community-based organizations to provide limited consulting to pro se litigants at organized community legal clinics located in a low-income, culturally diverse area of Dallas. Prerequisite: Completion of 44 hours and good academic standing. Corequisite: LAW 7350 Professional Responsibility.
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