Course Information
For law students interested in client-centered, trauma-informed lawyering, the Survivor Representation & Advocacy Clinic delves into gender-based and power-based violence as a social problem and the legal response designed to address it. Student attorneys in the SRAC file cases and represent clients as they move from the pleadings process into fact investigation, client counseling, trial preparation, and conducting hearings. Student attorneys develop rigorous case management and trial skills, engaging in extensive direct representation of clients in civil and post-conviction hearings.
Student attorneys work in trial teams, preparing and discussing cases under close supervision of experienced attorneys. Representation will include interviewing clients, providing brief advice and assistance, filing pleadings, engaging in extensive fact investigation, client counseling, safety planning, and trial preparation, negotiating with any adverse parties, taking cases to contested trials if they do not settle, possibly appealing court orders, and closing cases once they are concluded. With an emphasis on client-centered lawyering, student attorneys also pay attention to their client’s non-legal needs— working to expand their safety nets by helping them access resources and services designed to address their needs.
The Survivor Representation & Advocacy Clinic addresses a wide array of legal matters, providing extended representation or advice and counsel regarding:
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