Spring 2014
5405 Immigration Clinic I - HoffmanG/Beck- 12665
Professor(s):
Geoffrey Hoffman (CLINICAL FACULTY [405(b)])
Janet Beck (CLINICAL FACULTY)
Credits: 4
Course Areas: Practice Skills - Clinics and Externships
Time: 4:00p-6:00p TLocation: BLB-4
Course Outline: The course covers practical and theoretical training in immigration law. Students handle actual cases in various areas of the law including: Asylum; Violence Against Women Act (VAWA); Family visa processing; and Citizenship cases. Students handle an actual caseload of 5-7 clients, including representation of at least one case before the court.
Course Syllabus: Syllabus
Course Notes:
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First Day Assignments: No first day assignment
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Satisfies Skills Course Requirement: Yes
Satisfies Senior Upper Level Writing Requirement: No
