
{"id":108073,"date":"2024-03-01T09:48:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T14:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?page_id=108073"},"modified":"2024-03-01T09:53:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T14:53:37","slug":"civil-litigation-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/experiential-learning\/clinics\/civil-litigation-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Litigation Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this full-year, 12-credit clinic, students take the lead representing individuals and families living in poverty in civil legal matters related to housing, family law, discrimination, wage-theft, unemployment benefits, or other poverty law issues. Working with Greater Boston Legal Services, the Civil Litigation Clinic (CLC) arms students with the litigation tools they need to advocate against justice challenges impacting CLC\u2019s clients. CLC students thus work to promote housing justice, fair employment, and dignity in surviving adversity including domestic abuse or discrimination while they gain soup-to-nuts litigation experience.<\/p>\n<p>Metcalf Cup &amp; Prize award-winning professor Constance A. Browne is at the helm to teach, mentor, and collaborate with CLC\u2019s student attorneys at every step. As one student put it, she brings an <em>\u201cunmatched commitment to every single student, every single client, every single lesson.<\/em>\u201d In CLC\u2019s seminar, Browne uses simulations to teach critical pre-trial and trial advocacy skills including client interviewing, theory-of-the-case formation, motion practice, mediation techniques, deposition skills, and trial practice (from opening to closing statements and everything in between). The seminar also provides students with space to reflect on their casework, get feedback from colleagues, and discuss the limits of litigation as a tool for addressing systemic injustices.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about CLC or be put in touch with former students, please email <a href=\"mailto:cbrowne@bu.edu\">Connie Browne<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:mmeth@bu.edu\">Madeline Meth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Faculty<\/h3>\n<p><span>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title has-image post-10372 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile_type-faculty profile_type-full-time-faculty profile_type-legal-writing profile_type-professors expertise-civil-litigation expertise-legal-writing expertise-trial-advocacy\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/constance-a-browne\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2022\/09\/Constance-Browne-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Constance Browne<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Clinical Professor of Law<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Courses<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Pre\/co requisites:<\/strong><span>\u00a0Students must take or be enrolled in Professional Responsibility and Evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"course-feed\">\t\t<div class=\"course-card\" data-course=\"LAW-JD-861\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"course-card__open\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cc-course-number\">LAW JD 861<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc-course-name-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cc-course-name\">Civil Litigation and Justice Program<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cc-credits\">3 credits<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<dialog class=\"course-card__dialog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"course-card__dialog-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cc-course-number-modal\">LAW JD 861<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"course-card__close\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"course-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCivil Litigation and Justice Program\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cc-modal-credits\">3 credits<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"course-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"meta\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">THIS CLASS IS RESTRICTED to students who have formally applied to and been accepted to one of the four clinics in the Civil Litigation and Justice Program. These clinics are: the Access to Justice Clinic (A2J), the Appellate Clinic, the Civil Litigation Clinic (CLC), and the Consumer Economic Justice Clinic (CEJC). Students in the Civil Litigation and Justice Program handle their own caseloads and\/or systems change projects under the supervision of clinical faculty. Students participate in the Program for the full year through one of the four clinic options. \n\nNOTE: The Civil Litigation and Justice Program counts towards the 6 credit Experiential Learning requirement. GRADING NOTICE: This course does not offer the CR\/NC\/H option.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<em><span>FALL 2026:<\/span> <span>LAW JD 861 A1,<\/span> <span>Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026<\/span><\/em><br\/>\n<div class=\"scroll\">\n\t<table>\n\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Start<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>End<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Credits<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Instructors<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Bldg<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Room<\/th>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t<td>12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<td>12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<td>3<\/td>\n\t<td><a class=\"profile-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/constance-a-browne\/\" title=\"View Profile\">Constance A. Browne<\/a><\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\t<\/table>\n<\/div><em><span>FALL 2026:<\/span> <span>LAW JD 861 D1,<\/span> <span>Aug 31st to Dec 3rd 2026<\/span><\/em><br\/>\n<div class=\"scroll\">\n\t<table>\n\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Start<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>End<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Credits<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Instructors<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Bldg<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Room<\/th>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t<td>12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<td>12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<td>3<\/td>\n\t<td><a class=\"profile-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/jade-brown\/\" title=\"View Profile\">Jade Brown<\/a><\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\t<\/table>\n<\/div><em><span>SPRG 2027:<\/span> <span>LAW JD 861 A1,<\/span> <span>Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027<\/span><\/em><br\/>\n<div class=\"scroll\">\n\t<table>\n\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Start<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>End<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Credits<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Instructors<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Bldg<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Room<\/th>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t<td>12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<td>12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<td>3<\/td>\n\t<td><a class=\"profile-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/constance-a-browne\/\" title=\"View Profile\">Constance A. Browne<\/a><\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\t<\/table>\n<\/div><em><span>SPRG 2027:<\/span> <span>LAW JD 861 D1,<\/span> <span>Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027<\/span><\/em><br\/>\n<div class=\"scroll\">\n\t<table>\n\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Start<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>End<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Credits<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Instructors<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Bldg<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Room<\/th>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t<td>ARR<\/td>\n\t<td>12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<td>12:00 am<\/td>\n\t<td>3<\/td>\n\t<td><a class=\"profile-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/jade-brown\/\" title=\"View Profile\">Jade Brown<\/a><\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n\t<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\t<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/dialog>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"course-card\" data-course=\"LAW-JD-974\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"course-card__open\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cc-course-number\">LAW JD 974<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc-course-name-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"cc-course-name\">Civil Litigation: Trial Advocacy<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cc-credits\">3 credits<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<dialog class=\"course-card__dialog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"course-card__dialog-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cc-course-number-modal\">LAW JD 974<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"course-card__close\">Close<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"course-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCivil Litigation: Trial Advocacy\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cc-modal-credits\">3 credits<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"course-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"meta\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\">THIS CLASS IS RESTRICTED to students who have formally applied to and been accepted to the Civil Litigation and Justice Program. Trial Advocacy is the companion spring classroom component for students in the Civil Litigation Clinic. Trial Advocacy classes are devoted to learning the theories of practice for use in the field, reinforced by activities and simulations in which students practice skills through role play. NOTE: This course counts towards the 6 credit Experiential Learning requirement. GRADING NOTICE: This course does not offer the CR\/NC\/H option.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<em><span>SPRG 2027:<\/span> <span>LAW JD 974 A1,<\/span> <span>Jan 11th to Apr 21st 2027<\/span><\/em><br\/>\n<div class=\"scroll\">\n\t<table>\n\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Days<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Start<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>End<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Credits<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Instructors<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Bldg<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t<th>Room<\/th>\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t<td>Tue<\/td>\n\t<td>4:20 pm<\/td>\n\t<td>6:20 pm<\/td>\n\t<td>3<\/td>\n\t<td><a class=\"profile-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/constance-a-browne\/\" title=\"View Profile\">Constance A. 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