The Road Ahead Presented by: Professor Paul Chill

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The Road Ahead Presented by: Professor Paul Chill Associate Dean for Clinical & Experiential Education Professor Jennifer Mailly Field Placement Program Director February 2018 (Rev. 5/23/18) Requirements, Choices and Considerations Beyond the First Year

Academic Regulations

Academic Regulations

Deadlines

86 Credits Academic Regulations §1.1.1: "All candidates for the Juris Doctor degree must successfully complete a minimum of eighty-six (86) credits and pass all required courses." Day students need 53 additional credits after first year On average, 13.25 per semester Evening students need 64 additional credits after first year On average, 10.7 per semester (including required 2LE courses)

Upperclass Requirements* Legal Profession - 3 credits Upper-Class Writing Requirement - 2-3 credits Practice-Based Learning Requirement - 3+ credits * Evening students must also complete 4 credits each of Constitutional Law and Property during their second year, as well as a 3-credit Stat-Reg Elective

Upper-Class Writing Requirement 1. Substantial, intensive writing experience 2. Supervised by full-time professor 3. At least one re-draft based on feedback 4. Mandatory research training 5. Multiple ways to satisfy ESSENTIAL FEATURES Scholarly paper 2+ credit SRP Paper in designated seminar Paper in lieu of exam with permission of instructor Predictive memo or persuasive brief 2+ credit SRP Paper in designated seminar Paper(s) in lieu of exam with permission of instructor Certain clinic briefs and memos Completion of Advanced Legal Writing course

PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING REQUIREMENT IN-HOUSE CLINICS PARTNERSHIP CLINICS FIELD PLACEMENTS Asylum & Human Rights Clinic Center for Children's Advocacy Center for Energy & Environmental Law (CEEL) Field Placement Criminal Clinic (Trial & Appellate Divisions) Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative (CULI) (“Transactional Clinic”) Legislative Field Placement Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship Law Clinic Elder Law Clinic (with Czepiga Daly Pope & Perri) State's Attorney's Field Placement (with Office of CT Chief State’s Attorney) International Law & Human Rights Clinic Veterans’ Benefits Advocacy Clinic (with CT Veterans Legal Center) Individual Field Placement (satisfies PBLR only if taken concurrently with Individual Field Placement Seminar) Mediation Clinic Environmental Law Clinic (with CT Fund for the Environment/ Save the Sound) Semester in DC Program Tax Clinic United States Attorney's Clinic (with U.S. Department of Justice) Animal Law Clinic NEW! NEW! Categories for Clinic & Field Placement Program Chart/Matrix   Instructors Length Offered in 2015-2016 Credit allocation Pre/co-requisites Class schedule? Description of what clinic does Designed especially for evening students (but open to all) May also be accessible to evening students For more information, see separate guide to “Clinics and Field Placements 2018-2019” posted on website

Elective Courses & Seminars Some staples: Administrative Law Business Organizations Conflicts of Law Criminal Procedure Evidence Family Law Federal Income Tax Trusts & Estates Simulation courses and practicums: Advanced Legal Writing Contract Drafting Technology and Law Practice Trial Advocacy “Perspectives” courses: Comparative Law Contemporary Legal Theory Jurisprudence Main Currents in Legal History A sampling of the many others: Employment Discrimination Law Environmental Law Federal Courts Immigration Law Intellectual Property International Law Law & Literature Principles of Insurance Sexuality, Gender and the Law

Areas of Curricular Interest

Other Ways to Earn Credit Special research projects (SRPs) Teaching assistantships Journals CT Law Review CT Journal of International Law CT Insurance Law Journal CT Public Interest Law Journal Extramural moot court and mock trial competitions Non-law courses

Special Academic Programs Dual Degrees JD/MBA JD/MPA JD/MPH JD/MSW Certificates Corporate & Regulatory Compliance Energy & Environmental Law Human Rights Intellectual Property Law & Public Policy Tax Studies Transactional Practice International Exchanges Aix-en-Provence (France) Bar Ilan University (Tel Aviv, Israel) Freie Universitat Berlin (Germany) Leiden University (Netherlands) Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain) Tilburg University (Netherlands) University College Dublin (Ireland) University of Antwerp (Belgium) University of Exeter (England) University of International Business & Economics (Beijing, China) University of Mannheim (Germany) University of Muenster (Germany) University of Nottingham (England) University of Puerto Rico University of Siena (Italy)

Limits & Thresholds 22 12 8 6 24 2.3 SUBJECT MAXIMUM MINIMUM COMMENTS Credits outside of regularly-scheduled courses and clinics 22 Pass/fail credits that can be counted toward graduation 12 Must take at least two graded courses each fall or spring term Total combined SRP and Individual Field Placement credits 8 Max. of 3 credits of each in any fall/spring semester, 4 in summer Credits for non-law school courses 6 Must be pre-approved; does not include dual degree programs Credits per semester (without special permission) 16 (full-time) 12 (part-time) Absolute limit is 17 credits Length of study (in months) 60 (full-time) 72 (part-time) 24 GPA 2.3 Residency 6 semesters of ≥ 10 credits F/T (or equivalent); 8 semesters of ≥ 8 credits P/T (or equivalent) (Note: Some of these limits and thresholds can be waived by the Petitions Committee. All course pre- and co-requisites can be waived by the instructor.)

Considerations What to Take When to Take It Beyond Course Selection Talk to professors Tailor to own interests and career plans/aspirations Balance of modalities Breadth vs. depth Bar courses? Prerequisite courses When to Take It Evening courses Experiential education Sequencing for prerequisites Frequency/regularity of scheduling Beyond Course Selection Building relationships and connections Faculty Student organizations Professional organizations & networking