Criminal Defense Clinic (E)

Catalog description

In this course, students assume primary responsibility for criminal defense clients under the supervision of a faculty member with a focus on self-reflection, learning from practice, lawyering skills, and subject-matter knowledge. This course is open to students who (i) are eligible to receive a Missouri or Illinois student practice license, and (ii) have completed Legal Professions. Students may enroll in this course for 5 or 6 credits. For each credit hour, students must complete 45 hours of combined time of clinic and classroom work. Students apply and register through the clinic and field placement application and registration process that occurs prior to the start of general registration each semester.