CLINICAL PROGRAM

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Law JD Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and apply substantive and procedural family law to their cases, including common law, state statutes, and state administrative regulations Audience: Graduate 2. Gather, examine, and analyze facts; distinguish the legal and non-legal issues; and explain the relationship between the facts and issues identified either verbally or in a written memo Audience: Graduate 3. Articulate various legal and strategic options facing a client, how opposing parties will respond to actions taken by the client and explain those options and the expected result to the client Audience: Graduate 4. Develop and refine their own personal definition of what it means to be a legal professional, incorporating the rules of professional conduct and their personal values Audience: Graduate 5. Competently and ethically interview and counsel clients Audience: Graduate 6. Competently and ethically represent clients in court and/or in administrative proceedings as appropriate in client matters Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and apply substantive and procedural family law to their cases, including common law, state statutes, and state administrative regulations Audience: Graduate 2. Gather, examine, and analyze facts; distinguish the legal and non-legal issues; and explain the relationship between the facts and issues identified either verbally or in a written memo Audience: Graduate 3. Articulate various legal and strategic options facing a client, how opposing parties will respond to actions taken by the client and explain those options and the expected result to the client Audience: Graduate 4. Develop and refine their own personal definition of what it means to be a legal professional, incorporating the rules of professional conduct and their personal values Audience: Graduate 5. Competently and ethically interview and counsel clients Audience: Graduate 6. Competently and ethically represent clients in court and/or in administrative proceedings as appropriate in client matters Audience: Graduate