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Employment Rights Clinic (ERC)

Students in the Civil Litigation Program's ERC Clinic work for credit under the supervision of four full-time BU clinical faculty in the offices of Greater Boston Legal Services in downtown Boston. Students represent clients in unemployment compensation cases, and possibly wage and hour disputes, administrative appeals concerning nurse aide certification, discrimination/sexual harassment cases, and Family Medical Leave Act cases.

The AHR Clinic is taught by Professors Mary Connaughton, Robert Burdick, Connie Browne, and Lois Knight.

Coursework - Fall Semester Students

Fall semester students receive a total of 6 credits for fieldwork and course work:

• Three graded credits for the field component.
• Three graded credits for course work:
  • Pretrial Advocacy: Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiating. This class is specifically designed for students in the Civil Litigation Program.
  • A "boot camp" in Trial Advocacy.

Prerequisites - Students must have already taken both Evidence and Professional Responsibility or students must take these classes concurrently with the ERC. Fall semester ERC students, who have not already taken Professional Responsibility, must take the fall Civil Litigation Program Professional Responsibility course (2 credits), which satisfies both the ERC’s pre/corequisite requirement and BUSL’s professional responsibility requirement.

For specific course information, click here.

Coursework - Spring Semester Students

Spring semester students receive a total of 6 credits for fieldwork and course work:

• Three graded credits for the field component.
• Three graded credits for course work:
  • Trial Advocacy. This class is specifically designed for students in the Civil Litigation Program.
  • A "boot camp" in Pre-Trial Advocacy.

Prerequisites - Spring semester students must have already taken both Evidence and Professional Responsibility or students must take these classes concurrently with the ERC. Spring semester ERC students may not take the Civil Litigation Program Professional Responsibilty course to satisfy the ERC pre/corequisite professional responsibility requirement.

For specific course information, click here.

More Information

Please feel free to contact Professor Mary Connaughton at mconnaughton@gbls.org.