CALIFORNIA APPELLATE CLINIC
(LAWJ-5070) - 3 UNITS

The Loyola California Appellate Clinic (CAC) is a one-semester clinic in which students will be trained in the rules, laws, practices norms, and procedures of the California state appellate courts and may be engaged in written and oral advocacy on behalf of pro bono clients before the California appellate courts. Under the direct supervision of experienced licensed lawyers, from the LLS faculty and in conjunction with lawyers from Public Counsel's Appellate Clinic for Self-Represented Litigants (the Public Counsel Clinic) and the Family Violence Appellate Project (FVAP), students may be engaged in any or all of the following work in the CAC: (1) assisting and providing information to self-represented litigants on the rules and procedures governing appeals and the appellate process to assist them in accessing and navigating the California appellate court system; (2) screening, evaluation, and intake of potential appeals submitted to the Public Counsel Clinic and FVAP; (3) representing clients on a pro bono basis (including client counseling, legal research, brief drafting, and oral argument) before the California appellate courts; and (4) preparing amicus briefs in matters related to the CAC's work or in conjunction and in support of other clinics within the Loyola Social Justice Law Clinic (LSJLC).

Enrollment preference will be given to students enrolled in the LLS Evening Hybrid JD Program. Enrollment is competitive and by application only.

Pass/Fail:
Yes

Prerequisites:
None