Study

The Children’s Law Clinic provides students with an opportunity to represent low-income children and parents on issues relating to the social determinants of health, including education, public benefits, and access to adequate healthcare. Students will work in teams on case assignments that could involve client interviewing and counseling, negotiation, informal advocacy, and litigation in administrative hearings or court. There will also be opportunities to engage in policy and community education projects. With training and supervision from clinic faculty, students will act as the lead attorneys for the matters on their caseload allowing them to develop critical professional skills such as case strategy development and time management. In the weekly two-hour seminar, students will engage in interactive practical skills training, learn substantive law, and analyze the broader systemic injustices that impact children and families. Students work on clinic cases approximately 10-12 hours a week, for a minimum of 100 hours (4 credits) or 125 hours (5 credits) of legal work during the semester. There is no paper and no exam.

Enrollment Policy 

Students are required to attend the clinic intensive training session (check the Academic Calendar for the date). Students may not drop the clinic after the first meeting. 

International LLM students who wish to enroll in a clinic must seek the permission of the clinic’s faculty director before the enrollment period. Permission is required to enroll but does not constitute entry into the clinic. 

Fall 2026

Course Number	Course Credits	Evaluation Method	Instructor
416.01	4-5	Practical exercises In-class exercise Live-client representation and case management Class participation	Crystal Grant, Peggy Nicholson