Civil Practice Clinic
The law school operates a Civil Practice Clinic in which participating
students provide legal representation to clients under the supervision
of an attorney. Students have primary responsibility for each case and
act as lead attorneys at any trial or hearing. Students employ various
lawyering skills, depending on the needs of a given case, including
interviewing and counseling clients, making strategic decisions,
drafting pleadings and briefs, conducting negotiations, and
participating in trials.
Students assist indigent senior
citizens in consumer fraud matters, Social Security disability and
public benefits cases, and landlord-tenant eviction actions. They also
draft wills and advance directives. The Rutgers/LEAP Legal Project
provides representation and community legal education to the families
of children at the LEAP Academy Charter School.
Small Business Counseling Clinic
In the Small Business Counseling Clinic, third-year students advise
entrepreneurs and small business owners who are referred to the law
school by the Rutgers School of Business Small Business Development
Center. Under the supervision of an experienced business lawyer,
students draft organizational documents for their clients, as well as
leases, employment agreements, and other business contracts.
Domestic Violence Clinic
In the Domestic Violence Clinic, third-year law students represent
victims of domestic violence in complex domestic violence matters under
the supervision of an attorney. Students interview clients, prepare
documents, make strategic decisions, draft briefs, and conduct
hearings.
