JUVENILE JUSTICE CLINIC (CLIN7164)
2 credits.
Prerequisites: Minimum Cumulative 2.60 GPA, Evidence, Professional Responsibility.

The Juvenile Justice Clinic provides students the opportunity to litigate before the Superior Court of New Jersey, Family Part. In the process, students learn about the premises underlying the juvenile system and develop specialized skills necessary for practice in that court. Students are involved in a full range of juvenile court proceedings including detention hearings, formal trials and sentencing hearings. The clinic is open to day and evening students who are the equivalent of a third year day student.

The course is letter-graded.

NOTE: The clinic fulfills the Trial Requirement if the student is eligible to appear in court under the New Jersey Court Rules.  Students cannot participate in an externship in the same semester in which they are enrolled in a clinic.