5398
Course Credits:
4
Course Type:
Clinic
Course Priority:
Departmental Consent
Graduation Requirements:
Experiential Learning
Full Year Course:
No
Course Description
In the Family Empowerment and Legal Access Clinic, law students develop the knowledge, skills, and values necessary for a professionally effective – and satisfying – client representation practice. Third-year students provide brief advice and legal representation to clients experiencing family law issues in Allegheny County and represent families in Special Immigrant Juvenile matters. During their practice, students are supervised by clinical faculty and certified by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to provide legal services to pro se litigants.