Multicultural Lawyering and Spanish for Lawyers Credits: 1-2

Catalog description

In this course, students acquire skills and knowledge needed to represent Spanish speaking clients, including mastering selected Spanish legal vocabulary, working with translators, conducting initial client interviews, and identifying cultural impacts on communication. Ethical dimensions of cross-linguistic and cross-cultural counseling are examined and students receive training in counseling skills. Prerequisites: You must be a JD or LLM student to take this class.