Civil Litigation Clinic

Catalog description

Student attorneys in the Civil Litigation Clinic are certified by the Arizona Supreme Court to represent people who do not have adequate resources to hire an attorney in cases such as consumer fraud, employment discrimination and wage claims, benefits eligibility for people with disabilities, and tenant's rights. Student attorneys are involved in all aspects of civil and administrative practice including interviewing and counseling clients, fact investigation, drafting pleadings, motions and appellate briefs, conducting discovery such as taking depositions and propounding interrogatories, and representing clients in trials, arbitrations and mediation. Student attorneys may also present oral argument in appellate courts.