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LAW 441
LAW 441
Public Interest Lawyering
Credits: 1 - 3 hours
Program: jd | llm

This course covers the practice of public interest law, how the lawyer's professional role differs in this type of law practice, and how the public interest lawyer can affect and influence public policy and justice in the courts, legislatures, and administrative agencies. Students participate in simulations that explore public interest law, speak with public interest lawyers and the public interest organizations that they represent, and write a paper that invites them to reflect on and expand the information and materials covered in the course.