Clinic class you are requesting(Required) The Consumer Protection Clinic assists consumers with issues such as foreclosure; debt collection; eviction; housing instability; fraud, unfair or deceptive trade practices; or problems with credit reports and credit access. Clinical students represent live clients, which include low-income individuals and nonprofit organizations that serve them.
During the classroom component, you will participate in legal-skills simulation exercises and will discuss applicable substantive and procedural law, as well as access to justice and professional responsibility issues. We will examine systemic issues facing low- and moderate-income Arkansans and explore advocacy strategies for improving the overall consumer protection landscape, such as community education and legislative advocacy.
This 4-credit-hour course is primarily litigation-based. Students will learn through real-life experiences such as interviewing clients, analyzing documents, drafting complaints and pleadings, conducting discovery, negotiating with opposing counsel, representing clients in administrative or judicial proceedings, and engaging in long-term case strategizing.
Students must be eligible for Rule XV certification.
This intersession course is an introduction to educating and counseling clients in an intake clinical setting in the Arkansas Delta. In this intersession course, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year students actually travel to Arkansas County (DeWitt and Stuttgart), Cross County (Wynne), Lee County (Marianna), St. Francis County (Forrest City), and Woodruff County (Augusta) to participate in holding community education, outreach, and client intake. This course is a prerequisite to The Delta Divorce Clinic .
You earn one law school credit hour.
The Delta Divorce Clinic provides direct representation to low-income clients chosen through The Delta Experience. Students taking Delta Clinic must be Rule XV eligible. As such, the Delta Divorce Clinic is only open to upper-level students. Students earn six hours of law school credit for this course. Students must be able to travel with their professor to the Arkansas Delta to conduct follow-up interviews with clients and for court observations and appearances. Students conduct follow-up interviews with clients and perform fact investigations to ensure a successful outcome in divorce cases. After obtaining Rule XV consents from clients, Delta Divorce Clinic students prepare divorce complaints and motions for fee waivers for low-income clients. Next, students obtain service on defendants and write final divorce decrees. Students will then represent their clients in divorce hearings.
The Business Innovations Clinic serves small businesses, entrepreneurs, and non-profits involved in economic development throughout the state. Students gain a variety of transactional legal skills and an understanding of project finance, while also learning the art of negotiation and collaboration. Statewide outreach and legal education is also a major component of the clinic through both in-person workshops and online resources; students must be willing to travel. Clients come from the food, affordable housing, tech, arts, and agricultural sectors. The Clinic is funded by a grant from the Office of the State Attorney General.
Students must be eligible for Rule XV certification.
PART I: STUDENT INFORMATION Name(Required)
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PART II: PREREQUISITES Please review the following prerequisites and check each course successfully completed.
This section does not apply to the Delta Experience.
The Delta Experience is a prerequisite to Delta Divorce Summer Clinic. Have you completed the Delta Experience?(Required) Rule XV Eligibility(Required) This is required for the Business Innovations Clinic, Consumer Protection Clinic, Delta Divorce Clinic, and Family Law Clinic. You must have successfully completed all of the following courses before you can participate in these clinics:
Other Relevant Courses for Rule XV Eligibility(Required) In addition, you must also have successfully completed at least one of the following:
Tax Clinic(Required) Veterans Legal Services Clinic(Required) Please list any other pertinent classes.(Required)
Please list any other pertinent classes. Relevant courses include, among others, Administrative Law, Advanced Appellate Advocacy, Advanced Litigation Skills, Evidence, Gender & the Law, Interviewing & Counseling, Lawyering Skills, Race and the Law, as well as previous clinic experience and relevant externship experience.(Required)
There are no prerequisites for Mediation Clinic During the course, students may not work for some prosecutor offices and may not engage in any other activities that would reasonably appear to create a conflict of interest.
During the course, students may not work for the U.S. Tax Court or the Internal Revenue Service and may not engage in any other activities that would reasonably appear to create a conflict of interest
During the course, students may not work for the Prosecuting Attorney's Office, the Attorney General's Office, or the Department of Human Services and may not engage in any other activities that would reasonably appear to create a conflict of interest
While not a prerequisite, it is suggested that students take family law before taking this course.
During the course, conflicts may arise if students work for school districts or the Prosecutor's Office and students may not engage in any other work activities that would reasonably appear to create a conflict of interest.
PART III: STUDENT ACADEMIC INFORMATION Are you a part-time student?(Required) Semester of Graduation(Required) Have you applied for an externship position during the upcoming fall semester?(Required) Have you applied for an externship position during the upcoming summer term?(Required) Will you have completed 48 credit hours of law school prior to the upcoming fall semester?(Required) Are you currently on academic probation?(Required) Do you plan to be employed during the upcoming fall semester?(Required) Do you plan to be employed during the upcoming summer term?(Required) State your place(s) of employment.(Required)
Please briefly state why you are excited about working in the Delta.(Required)
Describe any experiences you have had working with low income families.(Required)
Describe your experiences in public speaking and/or teaching.(Required)
PART IV: LET US KNOW Have you previously taken a clinic or externship course?(Required) Please briefly state why you are interested in enrolling in the clinic.(Required)
List any potential conflicts of interest and all planned employment and/or unpaid clerkships that may prevent you from taking this clinic course.(Required)
Please use this space to tell us anything else you would like us to know as part of the clinic selection process.(Required)
PART V: UNDERSTANDINGS AND AGREEMENTS Please indicate that you understand and agree with each of the following statements.
I will not be taking other classes or working during Delta Experience.(Required) I understand that I am required to enroll in Delta Experience as a prerequisite to taking Summer Delta Divorce Clinic unless I have previously taken the Delta Experience.(Required) By checking yes, I am stating that I have read this document and understand the requirements and commitment involved in taking Delta Experience.(Required) Students that are accepted in the Mediation Clinic cannot take the Weekend Mediation Seminar.(Required) I understand that if accepted in the Mediation Clinic, I will not be able to take a Weekend Mediation Seminar course.
I am aware that attendance at orientation the week prior to the first week of classes is MANDATORY and that I am required to attend all of the orientation for my clinic or I may be dropped from the course without prior notice or have other consequences imposed.(Required) I am aware that enrollment and attendance in Delta Experience is MANDATORY and that I am required to attend all of Delta Experience, or I may be dropped from the Delta Divorce Clinic Summer course without prior notice or have other consequences imposed.(Required) I have disclosed all my conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest.(Required) By checking yes, I am stating that I have read this document and understand the requirements and commitment involved in taking a Legal Clinic course.(Required) The final deadline to alert clinic staff and drop a clinic course is the first day of the reading period for the semester prior to your clinic class.
PART VI: OPTIONS Second Clinic Option Third Clinic Option The Tax Clinic requires that you have taken Legal Profession. You are also required to have taken Federal Income Tax but are allowed to take Federal Income Tax concurrently with the Clinic. If you do not meet these prerequisites, please select a different optional course.
For Business Innovations Clinic, Consumer Protection Clinic, Delta Divorce Clinic, and Family Law Clinic, you must qualify for Rule XV certification: you must have completed 48 law credit hours, and have successfully completed Civil Procedure, Evidence, and Legal Profession. In addition, you must also have taken one of the following courses: Pretrial, Trial Process, or Arkansas Criminal Trial Process. If you have not completed these prerequisites, please select a different optional course.
The Veterans Legal Services Clinic requires that you have taken Legal Profession / Professional Responsibility.
Briefly explain your interest in your alternate choice(s).