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JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIPS: SPRING 2005 SEMESTER
THIRD YEAR APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A CURRENT
MINIMUM G.P.A. OF 3.38.
SECOND YEAR APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A CURRENT
MINIMUM G.P.A. OF 3.26.
Judicial Externship is a 4-credit hour non-graded program
open to students in their second and third year who
are interested in externing for a federal appellate, district,
or magistrate judge or an Illinois appellate court judge.
A judicial externship enables a student to become involved
in particular legal problems through research and drafting
opinions. Depending upon the judge, an extern may have the
opportunity to observe the day-to-day routine of a judge
and discuss with the judge and the judge's law clerk those
legal problems which attorneys face in their profession,
and the specific problems which attorneys confront in their
courtroom. Take advantage of this prestigious learning opportunity
while enhancing your marketability in the legal world!
Application Process
The applications for Spring 2005 Judicial Externships
are available both in the Law Offices Reception Area
(Room 600) and in the Career Services Offices.
Completed applications should be submitted to Ms.
Carole Ross, Secretary to Professor Gross, Room 612, Law
Offices, by Monday, October 11, 2004, at 5:00 p.m.
If you have any questions about the program or the application
process, contact Prof. V. Gross in Room 617. E-mail: vgross@kentlaw.edu
"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
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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