Environmental and Climate Justice 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

Section 001 Information

Instructor

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
Spring 2024
Location
JGH 646
Schedule
Class meets on
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday
1:20 pm - 2:40 pm
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 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 Environmental and Climate Justice Clinic

Section 002

School Year & Semester

Spring 2024

Instructor

Points

4

Section 001

School Year & Semester

Fall 2023

Instructor

Location

JGH 807

Schedule

Class meets on
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday

Points

3

Section 002

School Year & Semester

Fall 2023

Instructor

Points

4
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