Ex. Civil Litigation: Employment
Course Information
- Course Number
- L6796
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Clinics, Externships, and Experiential Learning
- Type
- Externship
- Additional Attributes
- Experiential Credit
Section 001 Information
Section Description
The Low-Wage Worker Externship at The Legal Aid Society is an intensive introduction to employment law issues faced by low-income workers in New York City. The substantive laws covered will include minimum wage and overtime laws, anti-discrimination laws, including criminal records discrimination, and family and medical leave laws. Legal Aid’s Employment Law Unit represents clients with these claims in federal and state court and before administrative agencies, including the New York State Department of Labor, the Equal Opportunity Commission and the New York City Commission on Human Rights.
The Externship is comprised of two distinct yet interrelated components: a weekly seminar and a clinical externship at The Legal Aid Society. Each week in the seminar portion of the course students will explore either a substantive area of employment law or a litigation skill. The seminars will be primarily focused on class discussions about the specific seminar topic. The seminars will also include group and individual practical exercises and discussions of students' experiences from their externships.
The second component of the course is an externship with The Employment Law Unit at The Legal Aid Society. This will be a clinical, hands-on experience allowing students to apply the knowledge learned in the weekly seminar to representation of low-wage workers. Each student will have one or two attorney supervisors from The Employment Law Unit and will spend approximately 15 hours per week working with clients of the Employment Law Unit. By working with attorneys at The Legal Aid Society and assisting them in representing their clients, students will develop their client interviewing and litigation skills, a deeper understanding of the substantive employment law topics discussed in the seminar and be exposed to the other legal and practical issues confronting low-wages workers.
Assignments:
Each week, readings will be assigned relating to the topic that is to be the focus of the following week's seminars. Where a substantive area of law is the topic, the statutes and applicable rules will also be part of the reading assignment. Students are expected to have completed the reading and be able to actively participate in class discussions.
- School Year & Semester
- Fall 2021
- Location
- JGH 722
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Monday
- Points
- 2
- Method of Evaluation
- Other
- J.D Writing Credit?
- No
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
-
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in federal, New York State and New York City employment laws governing wages, family and medical leave, and protection from discrimination
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the application of these laws to low-wage workers, including undocumented immigrants
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in specific litigation skills, including legal research, legal writing and drafting, client interviewing, client communication, case theory and planning, and oral advocacy
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- None
Other Sections of Ex. Civil Litigation: Employment
School Year & Semester
Spring 2022
Points
2School Year & Semester
Fall 2021
Points
3School Year & Semester
Spring 2022
Points
3