CLINICAL LAW PROGRAM FALL 2017-SPRING 2018 COURSE OFFERINGS* JACOB D. FUCHSBERG CLINICAL LAW CENTER TH 245 SULLIVAN STREET, 5 FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10012 212-998-6430 *AS OF APRIL 13, 2017 CONSULT WEBSITE FOR UPDATES: http://www.law.nyu.edu/academics/clinics/ Table of Contents Overview ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Guidelines for Clinical Courses ......................................................................................................................... 3 Application Instructions ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Timeline for JD Application Process ................................................................................................................. 4 Submit Applications Online ............................................................................................................................... 4 Maximum Number of Clinic Applications ........................................................................................................... 4 Pre- or Co-Requisites ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Interviews .......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Clinic Matching and Selection Process .................................................................................................................4 Indicating Your Clinic Preferences .................................................................................................................... 4 How Clinic Matching is Conducted ....................................................................................................................5 Notification ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Accepting or Declining an Offer ........................................................................................................................ 5 Registration ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 Commitment to the Clinic .................................................................................................................................. 6 Note for LL.M.s .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Pre- and Co-requisites for All Clinics .................................................................................................................... 7 Application Checklist ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Contact Information for All 2017-18 Clinics ........................................................................................................ 12 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ................................................................................................................................ 15 Year-long Clinics offered 2017-18 ...................................................................................................................... 15 Civil Litigation - Employment Law Clinic, Full Year ......................................................................................... 16 Criminal Defense and Reentry Clinic .............................................................................................................. 18 Family Defense Clinic ..................................................................................................................................... 20 Federal Defender Clinic .................................................................................................................................. 23 Global Justice Clinic – for JDs ........................................................................................................................ 26 Immigrant Rights Clinic ................................................................................................................................... 28 Juvenile Defender Clinic ................................................................................................................................. 32 NYS Office of Attorney General Social Justice Externship ............................................................................. 34 Semester-long Clinics and Externships offered 2017-18 .................................................................................... 38 Brennan Center Public Policy Advocacy Clinic ............................................................................................... 39 Business Law Transactions Clinic ...................................................................................................................43 Civil Litigation - Employment Law Clinic, Semester-long ................................................................................ 46 Civil Rights Clinic ............................................................................................................................................ 48 i Criminal Appellate Defender Clinic ................................................................................................................. 50 Education Advocacy Clinic .............................................................................................................................. 52 Education Sector Policy and Consulting Clinic ............................................................................................... 53 Environmental Law Clinic ................................................................................................................................ 56 Equal Justice and Defender Externship .......................................................................................................... 57 Federal Judicial Practice Externship ............................................................................................................... 59 Global Justice Clinic – for LLMs ...................................................................................................................... 61 Government Civil Litigation Externship - Eastern District of New York ........................................................... 63 Government Civil Litigation Externship - Southern District of New York ......................................................... 66 Immigrant Defense Clinic ................................................................................................................................ 69 International Environmental Law Clinic ........................................................................................................... 71 International Organizations Clinic ................................................................................................................... 73 Legislative and Regulatory Process Clinic ...................................................................................................... 75 LGBTQ Rights Externship ............................................................................................................................... 77 Local Prosecution Externship (formerly DANY Externship) ............................................................................ 80 Mediation Clinic ............................................................................................................................................... 82 Mediation Clinic – Advanced: Dispute System Design ................................................................................... 85 NYC Law Department Externship: Representing New York City .................................................................... 88 New York Civil Liberties Clinic ........................................................................................................................ 90 Policing Project Externship ............................................................................................................................. 92 Pro Bono Scholars Program Externship/Clinic: Litigation, Organizing and Systemic Change ........................ 94 Prosecution Externship - Eastern District of New York ................................................................................... 97 Prosecution Externship - Southern District of New York ............................................................................... 100 Racial Equity Strategies Clinic ...................................................................................................................... 103 Racial Justice Clinic ...................................................................................................................................... 105 Regulatory Policy Clinic ................................................................................................................................ 107 Reproductive Justice