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Week of May 10, 2004

LOTTERY RESULTS FOR IN-HOUSE CLINIC FALL 2004 APPLICATIONS

The lottery results for the Fall 2004 Semester for In-House Clinic has been posted in the glass bulletin board outside of the Law Offices in Room 600. If you have any questions, please contact Arnold Hoskins, Law Offices Administrator, in Room 619 or e-mail (ahoskins@kentlaw.edu).

LEGAL EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM - SUMMER AND FALL 2004 SEMESTERS

LEP is 4-credit hours, non-graded, and open primarily to students in their last two semesters of law school and to 2Ls with permission from Professor Gross.

Externs are able to develop legal skills and experience what it is like to do legal work in a firm, corporation or government agency in the civil or criminal areas.

SUMMER/FALL LEGAL EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

Public Defender of Cook County (Summer/Fall)
To work in a felony courtroom at 26th and California.
Current 2Ls.

If you are interested, e-mail Prof. Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu) as soon as possible to set up a meeting.

Northern Environmental Bureau – IL Attorney General's Office (Summer/Fall)
The Northern Environmental Bureau of the Illinois Attorney General's Office in Chicago. Interest and background in environmental law is a plus but not a pre-requisite. Externs assist in drafting motions, complaints and discovery, legal research, and, on occasion, pre-trial preparation. Open to 2Ls and 3Ls. To apply, please contact Ms. Phyllis Dunton at (312) 814-5389 to set up an interview.

Mexican Consulate of Chicago (Summer/Fall)
Students must have a proficiency in Spanish.

The extern will work with staff attorneys and the General Consul at the Chicago office of the Mexican Consulate under the direction of a Mexican foreign service officer. Externs will review case files and take an active role in cases involving Mexican nationals. Externs may also answer calls from Mexican nationals, speak with attorneys and other officials from local, state and federal agencies and do legal research.

If you are interested, e-mail Prof. Gross (vgross@kentlaw.edu) as soon as possible to set up a meeting.

"Attention 2nd and 3rd Year Students"

Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services (CARPLS)
And the Law Offices of the Chicago-Kent College of Law
Have Established a Hotline Clinical Education Program

The Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services (CARPLS) and Chicago-Kent College of Law have created a legal aid hotline clinical program at the Law School for Chicago-Kent students starting in the spring 2004 semester. The 2 credit clinical program will be open to a maximum of 5 second and third year students, with preference being given to evening-division students. Students need not be "711" licensed. The class will generally meet on Wednesday evenings from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. The participating students will talk to CARPLS clients who call the CARPLS Hotline seeking legal advice in the areas of landlord-tenant and family law. The students will be supervised by an experienced CARPLS attorney.

THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY--PATENT CLINIC

Student interns in the IP-Patent Clinic will assist faculty and students at the Illinois Institute of Technology, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and other tech transfer or school related companies or institutions on selected "real-life" patent related matters. The student interns will work with and be supervised by the newly-appointed adjunct clinical faculty who are patent lawyers at Bell, Boyd, and Lloyd in providing patentability opinions, performing clearance searches, and guiding clients through the range of intellectual property legal issues that typically face start-up inventors and companies. In addition, the student interns will make presentations to Illinois Institute of Technology faculty and students on patent issues in an attempt to educate and market the IP-Patent Clinic to the faculty and students.

Prerequisites: Prior completion of Patent Law required. Because the IP-Patent Clinic experience will involve working with technology, it is very strongly recommended that students possess a technical background, and preference will be given those students in selecting clinic interns.

The IP-Patent Clinic is a three-credit course that will be offered in the fall and spring semesters, and it is anticipated that between 3-5 students will participate each semester.

CHICAGO-KENT OFFERS A FAMILY LAW CLINIC

Chicago-Kent College of Law offers a clinical program in family law. The family law clinic operates on a sliding scale fee basis, depending on the financial circumstances of the parties. The clinic represents clients in matters limited to cases to be brought before the Cook County Circuit Court. Client referrals are actively sought from the practicing bar, labor unions, employee groups, and educational institutions.

In addition, the clinical program provides a teaching platform for Chicago-Kent students who are interested in practicing in the area of family law. All student work is completed under the direct supervision of an attorney.

Attorney Ira C. Feldman has been named to oversee the new program. Prior to his appointment, Feldman was a partner at the law firm of Wildman, Harrold, Allen and Dixon. From 1981 to 1991, he was a partner at Naumark, Bonner and Feldman. Between 1975 and 1981, he headed Feldman and Associates. Feldman completed his undergraduate at American University and earned his law degree at the university’s Washington College of Law.

“Professor Feldman is a highly regarded and experienced practitioner of family law. He will expand the services of the Chicago-Kent Law Offices to include representation in matters of legal separation, divorce, child support, child custody, visitation, guardianships and other related matters,” said Professor Gary S. Laser director of clinical education.

LOW INCOME TAXPAYERS CLINIC

    For information on the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, please visit the website: 

                        http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic/tax/  

 

LAW OFFICES OF CHICAGO-KENT

Chicago-Kent Law Offices was established in 1976. The program is a fee-generating teaching law firm that provides clinical practice experiences under the close supervision of teaching attorneys. The program delivers outstanding legal services to its clients and provides high-quality clinical education to more than 150 students each semester. Practice areas include employment discrimination and civil rights, general practice, criminal defense, health law, alternative dispute resolution, tax law, and an advice desk program at the Daley Center.

For a complete description of all clinical programs, please visit the Law Offices' Home Page at www.kentlaw.edu/academics/clinic

 

 

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