Pre- and Co-requisites
Please ascertain whether you have fulfilled the requirements for a particular clinic before submitting your application. If you have questions regarding any of the requirements, please direct them to the relevant clinical faculty.
Brennan Center Public Policy Advocacy Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Business Law: Nonprofit Governance and Transactions Clinic
Corporations and Federal Income Taxation are prerequisites.
Children's Rights Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Civil Rights Clinic
The Civil Rights Clinic Litigation Seminar is a co-requisite. Evidence is recommended.
Community Development and Economic Justice Clinic (formerly Neighborhood Institutions Clinic)
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Comparative Criminal Justice Clinic: Focus on Domestic Violence
There are no prerequisites, but students will find it helpful to have academic training or practical experience in one or more of the following areas: criminal procedure, comparative or international law, evidence, domestic violence counseling, advocacy, litigation or policy, and interdisciplinary work. Law students who wish to work in the area of criminal defense should have taken criminal procedure and evidence.
Criminal and Community Defense Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Criminal Appellate Defender Clinic
Criminal Procedure is a pre- or co-requisite. Evidence is also preferred as a pre- or co-requisite.
Employment and Housing Discrimination Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Environmental Law Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Equal Justice and Capital Defender Clinic
The Equal Justice and Capital Defender Clinic will be offered for the full year. There are no prerequisites for enrolment, but applicants should note that the clinic requires its students to not have other classes scheduled during these times: Mondays in the Fall semester; Mondays, Tuesdays or Fridays in the Spring semester.
Family Defense Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Federal Defender Clinic
Criminal Procedure, Evidence or a trial advocacy or litigation course. If students have not taken any of those courses, they are expected to take one concurrently with the clinic; Criminal Procedure is the recommended course in that instance.
Government Civil Litigation Clinic - Eastern District of New York
No prerequisites or co-requisites. Students selected for the program will be required to obtain a security clearance waiver from the federal Office of Personnel Management; this is required of all interns working in all U.S. Attorney's Offices. Students must be United States citizens to obtain the clearance waiver. It is critical that students accepted for the clinic complete the required security paperwork as soon as possible after acceptance into the clinic so that the security clearance waiver can be timely obtained. Students may not commence clinic work unless they receive a security clearance waiver. In addition, because the U.S. Attorney's Office is involved in litigation against many private law offices, legal services offices and other state or municipal law firms, students may not work part-time in such an office and participate in this clinic.
Government Civil Litigation Clinic - Southern District of New York
No prerequisites or co-requisites. Students selected for the program will be required to undergo a routine security clearance check by the F.B.I. that is required of lawyers, non-legal staff and interns working in all U.S. Attorney's Offices. Students are advised that they must be United States citizens to be eligible for the Government Civil Litigation Clinic and that dual citizenship or residence outside of the United States for a significant period of time may complicate the security clearance process. Further, it is critical that updated contact information be provided to ensure that the required paperwork is sent to you at the correct address. This paperwork must be completed and returned as soon as possible so that the security clearance may be completed in time for the student to commence clinic work. In addition, because the U.S. Attorney's Office is involved in litigation against many private law offices, legal services offices and other state or municipal law firms, students may not work part-time in such an office and participate in this Clinic.
Immigrant Defense Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Immigrant Rights Clinic
There are no prerequisites or co-requisites; however, courses in immigration law, administrative law, federal courts, public benefits law, evidence, and civil litigation may be helpful.
International Human Rights Clinic
International Human Rights Law, or International Law with substantive human rights experience, is a prerequisite.
Juvenile Defender Clinic
Criminal Procedure or Criminal Litigation is required; Evidence is recommended. Any of these courses may be taken concurrently with the clinic.
Law, Organizing and Social Change Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites. Spanish language proficiency preferred.
Mediation Clinic
Some facilitative mediation experience is preferred.
Mediation Clinic - Advanced
Satisfactory completion of the Mediation Clinic in Fall 2008or Fall 2009 is required.
Medical-Legal Advocacy Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
New York Civil Liberties Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites; Evidence is recommended.
Offender Reentry Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites. Prior experience in the criminal justice system, civil legal services or with ex-offenders will be viewed favorably.
Prosecution Clinic - Eastern District of New York
Criminal Procedure and Evidence are recommended, but not required; they may be taken concurrently with the clinic. Students selected for this clinic will be required to undergo an in-depth FBI security clearance check that is required of lawyers, non-legal staff and interns working in all U.S. Attorney's Offices. Students must be United States citizens and meet residency requirements to be eligible for the Prosecution Clinic. It is critical that updated contact information be provided so that the required security paperwork may be completed and returned as soon as possible so that the security clearance may be completed in time for the student to commence clinic work. In addition, because the U.S. Attorney's Office is involved in litigation against many private law offices, legal services offices and other state or municipal law firms, students may not work part-time in such an office and participate in this clinic. Furthermore, you may not work for any federal judges while participating in this clinic.
Prosecution Clinic - Southern District of New York
Criminal Procedure and Evidence are recommended; they may be taken concurrently with the clinic Students selected for this clinic will be required to undergo a routine security clearance check by the F.B.I. that is required of lawyers, non-legal staff and interns working in all U.S. Attorney's Offices. Students must be United States citizens and meet residency requirements to be eligible for the Prosecution Clinic. It is critical that updated contact information be provided so that the required security paperwork may be completed and returned as soon as possible so that the security clearance may be completed in time for the student to commence clinic work. In addition, because the U.S. Attorney's Office is involved in litigation against many private law offices, legal services offices and other state or municipal law firms, students may not work part-time in such an office and participate in this clinic. Furthermore, you may not work for any federal judges while participating in this clinic.
Racial Justice Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites; Evidence is recommended.
Tax Clinic
Federal Income Taxation is a prerequisite.