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LAW
6930
PREPARATION
FOR JUVENILE LAW CLINIC
Juvenile Law Clinic Prep is required for all students who wish to participate in the GATOR TEAMCHILD juvenile law clinic. This three credit course will meet for one hour each Monday afternoon and two hours each Wednesday afternoon. Students will receive instruction in substantive juvenile law, juvenile procedure, mental health and education law, and an introduction to the juvenile court system. Instruction will be based on assigned readings. Simulation and video will be used to develop skills in interviewing, counseling, and negotiation with emphasis on the unique challenge of working with child clients. Child actors will be available for role-play exercises. The class will also include guest speakers and field trips.
Three hours of pass/fail credit will be awarded upon successful completion of the course, along with authorization to continue on to the GATOR TEAMCHILD juvenile practice clinic. Mid-term and final papers, as well as written reports of role-play exercises, will be required.
LAW
6940
GATOR
TEAMCHILD JUVENILE PRACTICE CLINIC
Gator TeamChild interns are certified by the Florida Supreme Court under the student practice rule to represent indigent clients. Each student will represent 3 to 4 children during the semester. Students will work in two-person teams on cases involving delinquency, dependency, school disciplinary proceedings, guardianship, emancipation and a variety of other matters. Teams may also include student social workers, psychologists and medical students in adolescent psychiatry. Most cases will involve court appearances or administrative hearings, mediation, negotiation with agency personnel and state attorneys, fact investigation, and legal research and writing.
Meets Monday and Wednesday for two hours. Monday classes are firm meetings during which all active cases will be discussed. Wednesday classes will include team meetings, advanced instruction on issues in juvenile law, guest speakers and field trips. Weekly journals will be required, as well as mid-term and final papers. Students will be expected to record twenty hours per week of work on their cases.
Students will receive six hours of pass/fail credit for successful completion of the GATOR TEAMCHILD juvenile practice clinic.