Juvenile Defense Clinic

Catalog description

Elective Course Enrollment Limit: 8 3 Classroom credits, 3 Non-classroom credits Co-requisite: Evidence Satisfies Experiential Learning requirement The Juvenile Defender Clinic is a holistic, client-centered delinquency defense clinic. Qualified students represent children in Allegheny County's Juvenile delinquency court, handling every aspect of cases including pretrial motions and litigation, investigation, admission or trial, disposition, and post-disposition motions and hearings. The clinic will be the county's only no-cost provider of expungement and protection from abuse services for juveniles. Students may appear in court to accompany clients, according to cases and class schedules. Training will be given in case intake and interviewing, client counseling, fact investigation, case analysis, negotiation, research, drafting, and trial advocacy.