KGACLC Courthouse Clinic
Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)
Course Description:
Students must attend a mandatory training class on the first Saturday of the semester. Thereafter, students must spend between 25 hours (for 1 unit) and 75 hours (for 2 units) assisting and advising unrepresented litigants at the Courthouse Self Help-Center, which is located at 201 North First Street, San Jose. Students will provide this assistance under the supervision of an attorney on Wednesdays between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Students taking 1 unit do NOT need be available for the entire 11-3 time slot on Wednesdays; they only need to schedule approximately 2 hours per week during that slot. Students may not take more than one interviewing and advising class in the same semester. Graded Credit/No Credit.
Class Notes:
Experiential Course. Students must attend a mandatory training class on Saturday, June 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thereafter, students must spend 25 hours (for 1 unit) assisting and advising unrepresented litigants at the Courthouse Self Help-Center, which is located at 201 North First Street, San Jose (unless the pandemic continues to make in-person assistance impracticable, in which case students will conduct their interviews remotely). Students will provide this assistance under the supervision of an attorney on Wednesdays between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. The clinics will take place on June 8, 15, 22 & 29; July 6 & 13.
