Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic
Course Information
- Course Number
- L9232
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Clinics, Externships, and Experiential Learning, Gender and Sexuality Law
- Type
- Clinic
- Additional Attributes
- Online Course, Experiential Credit
Section 001 Information
Instructor
Jenny Ma
Lecturer in Law
Section Description
This is the 4-point clinical portion of the Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic. Students earn a total of 7 points for the completion of this Clinic.
The Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic provides students with a cutting-edge opportunity to step into the shoes of lawyers advocating on sexuality and gender law issues. The clinic's cornerstones are collaboration, communication, and a multidimensional approach to advocacy.
For much more information about projects and pedagogy, please see the Clinic's website: http://web.law.columbia.edu/sexuality-gender-clinic/about
The clinic's lead teacher for spring 2016 is tbg; Professor Goldberg will be helping to teach the clinic as well.
Students earn 4 graded points for their clinic work and 3 ungraded points for their related fieldwork.
- School Year & Semester
- Spring 2027
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- Points
- 4
- Method of Evaluation
- Other
- J.D Writing Credit?
- Minor (automatic)
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
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- 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 various lawyering skills, for example, oral advocacy, legal writing and drafting, legal research, negotiation, and client communication
- Secondary
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- 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 judicial, legislative and/or administrative processes
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in the influences of political institutions in law
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Requires Permission
- Yes
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- By application and instructor's permission
