Centers and Clinics
Gator TeamChild Juvenile Advocacy Clinic
Clinics
Quick Links
| I. | Information for Legal Assistance |
| II. | Information for Law Students |
| III. | Affiliated Programs, Skills Courses, Externships, Judicial Clerkships and CLEs |
| IV. | Contact |
UF Law’s Gator TeamChild Juvenile Advocacy Clinic, founded in 1998, provides free legal service to indigent children and trains lawyers, social workers and other professionals in skills necessary to be advocates for children.
It is an integral part of the Virgil Hawkins Civil Clinic and is one of many hands-on programs organized for benefit of UF Law students and the community.
Law students are certified by the Florida Supreme Court to practice under supervision of faculty who are licenced attorneys. Students work in teams with supervised graduate level social workers from various Florida universities.
Gator TeamChild students learn and practice fundamental advocacy skills, including interviewing, counseling and negotiation. They are trained to operate effectively in a law office setting. They learn to navigate bureaucracies, agencies and court systems. By representing real clients with real problems, students sharpen their understanding of professional responsibility and learn to work effectively with officials of all disciplines for benefit of their juvenile clients.
 |
Download
Gator TeamChild Brochure [288 kb PDF] Get Free Reader |