Just Transition Clinic
Course Information
- Course Number
- L9217
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Administrative Law and Public Policy, Corporate Law, Business, and Finance, Environment and Energy, Lawyering
- Type
- Clinic
- Additional Attributes
- Experiential Credit
Section 001 Information
Instructor
Camille Pannu
Associate Clinical Professor of Law
Section Description
The Just Transition Clinic deploys multiple modes of lawyering to (1) address the disproportionate effects of climate change on low-income communities of color; (2) prioritize worker health, dignity, and ownership, particularly for communities that have been historically excluded from the benefits of economic development, and (3) shift economic activity to sustainable production. Students within the Clinic will explore how transactional, litigation, and regulatory and policy advocacy strategies can be leveraged in partnership with community groups to build power and create systemic change. Student attorneys develop and assess the Clinic’s docket, advise clients on navigating legal barriers, draft transactional documents and regulatory comments, engage in strategic research in support of policy campaigns, and develop trainings to build capacity for frontline communities.
- School Year & Semester
- Fall 2023
- Location
- JGH 807
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Tuesday
- Thursday
- Points
- 3
- Method of Evaluation
- Other
- J.D Writing Credit?
- Minor (upon consultation)
- Major (only upon consultation)
- LLM Writing Project
- Upon consultation
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
-
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in statutory and regulatory analysis, including close reading of statutes and regulations, and application to facts
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in ethical and professional issues
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in judicial, legislative and/or administrative processes
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in values-based considerations in law-making
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in use of other disciplines in the analysis of legal problems and institutions, e.g., philosophy; economics,other social sciences; and cultural studies
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the influences of political institutions in law
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in transactional design and value creation
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in various lawyering skills, for example, oral advocacy, legal writing and drafting, legal research, negotiation, and client communication
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Requires Permission
- Yes
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- Closed to 1Ls. LLM and non-law students may be considered upon application.
Additional Section for Just Transition Clinic
School Year & Semester
Spring 2024
Instructor
Points
3School Year & Semester
Spring 2024
Instructor
Points
4School Year & Semester
Fall 2023
Instructor
Points
4