In-House and Partnership Law Clinics One-semester and Full-year
In-House and Partnership Law Clinics One-semester and Full-year
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Job Description
Instructions below:
File uploads (PDF preferred but Word is accepted)
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Transcript Candidates are not required to submit official transcripts. One of the following forms of documentation will be accepted:
a selfprepared transcript
Complete all required fields
- Have additional documents
- Want to make a change archive or withdraw your application
- Have questions about any part of the process.
InHouse Clinics
Child Advocacy ClinicONLY REQUIRES AN UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT. Please upload the same unofficial transcript for both the cover letter field & resume field)
(One semester clinic 5 credits)
Students will represent children (newborn through 21 years of age) involved in family courtand immigration court cases in which the children are the subject of abuse or neglect allegations in New York or are fighting deportation based on abuse or neglect in their country of origin (unaccompanied child migrants). Student caseloads typically include allegations of parental drug or alcohol abuse physical abuse failure to ensure school attendance mental illness domestic violence and inadequate guardianship. Students appear in family courts throughout the five boroughs and Long Island and in Immigration Court at 26 Federal Plaza.
Consumer Justice for the Elderly: Litigation Clinic
(One semester clinic 5 credits)
This clinic is a civil litigation and advocacy clinic in which students represent lowincome elderly residents of Queens County who would not otherwise have access to legal representation and to guide law students in the development of their lawyering skills and professional identities emphasizing the duty to practice ethically and in the service of justice. Students will work on all aspects of real cases involving foreclosure defense mortgage loan modifications deed theft home improvement contractor fraud and consumer debt. Students will interview and counsel clients draft pleadings and motions conduct discovery and appear in court.
Defense and Advocacy Clinic
(One semester clinic 5 credits)
Students will represent adults charged with misdemeanors in New York City Criminal Court. Students will handle all aspects of a clients case including interviewing clients reading a RAP sheet making bail arguments at arraignment conducting investigations litigating discovery and other pretrial motions interviewing witnesses developing mitigation memos negotiating with prosecutors and judges conducting hearings and advising clients regarding immigration and other collateral consequences. Students will develop skills in clientcentered advocacy learn about how racism and white supremacy are dominant forces in the criminal legal system and will be introduced to criminal legal reform movements in New York City.
Securities Arbitration Clinic
(One semester clinic 5 credits)
Students will represent underserved investors in securities arbitration claims involving misrepresentation unsuitability unauthorized trading excessive trading (churning) and failure to supervise among other claims before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Students will handle all phases of the clients case and thus gain valuable practical lawyering skills such as client interviewing and counseling negotiation and advocacy as well as substantive legal knowledge of securities laws and the securities arbitration process.
Partnership Clinics
Bankruptcy Advocacy Clinic
(Two semester clinic 5 credits per semester)
Domestic Violence Litigation Clinic
(Two semester clinic 5 credits per semester)
Economic Justice Clinic
(Two semester clinic 5 credits per semester)
For more information about Economic JusticeClinicfollow this link: EJC Virtual Information Session (Webex Recording)
Prosecution Clinic
(Two semester clinic 5 credits per semester)
Refugee and Immigrant Rights Litigation Clinic
(Two semester clinic 5 credits per semester)
Tenants Rights Advocacy Clinic
One semester clinic 5 credits)
Students will provide representation to tenants residing in Queens who are facing eviction and asserting their rights to safe and habitable conditions proper rents and freedom from harassment. Students will have the opportunity to engage in the various stages of litigation in the unique and dynamic environment of housing court and may also be exposed to administrative actions and Supreme Court practice. Students will interview clients and develop legal strategies to address the range of issues faced by tenants. They will learn to navigate the complex field of New York landlordtenant law by attending court negotiating with opposing counsel conducting legal research and drafting motions and complaints. In addition students may have the opportunity to represent both individual clients and groups of tenants seeking redress for violations of their rights.
The clinic will be a partnership between St. Johns Law School and The Legal Aid Societys Queens Neighborhood Office (QNO).
Instructions
File uploads (PDF preferred but Word is accepted)
Cover LetterResume
Transcript Candidates are not required to submit official transcripts. One of the following forms of documentation will be accepted:
a selfprepared transcript
Complete all required fields
- Have additional documents
- Want to make a change archive or withdraw your application
- Have questions about any part of the process.
Employment Type
Full Time
