This course is the first year students’ foundational clinical course, focusing on the essential aspects of the lawyer-client relationship. Students will be trained through the clinical method on fundamental topics such as client interviewing, cross-cultural competency, and confidentiality obligations that arise from the formation of the lawyer-client relationship. The course is designed so that students first engage in simulations in the classroom setting, with opportunities to practice developing skills and receive feedback, before heading into the field for supervised live-client experience. This approach enables students to receive proper training and to develop confidence and competence before participating in pro bono activities.
The classroom component of the course, consisting of both large group instruction and small group breakout sessions, will take place primarily over the first month of the school year. Students will then volunteer at various legal placement offices throughout Los Angeles in order to practice the skills they started developing in the classroom. At the end of the semester, students will return to the classroom to reflect upon their field experiences.
LAW 155
Lawyer-Client Relationship
Past Terms
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Fall 2018
LAW 155 | Fall 2018
Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 1
Faculty: David BabbeLAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 10LAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 11
Faculty: Robert Bradley SearsLAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 12LAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 13
Faculty: Brenda SuttonwillsLAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 14
Faculty: Kerry Lyon GrossmanLAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 15
Faculty: Jocelyn F. SamuelsLAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 2LAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 3
Faculty: Wilbert H. WattsLAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 4
Faculty: Allison KornLAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 5
Faculty: Deirdre P. LanningLAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 6LAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 7
Faculty: Douglas LichtmanLAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 8
Faculty: Jason LightLAW 155 | Fall 2018Lawyer-Client Relationship
Section: LEC 9
Faculty: Lisa Mead