Fundamentals of Law Practice Application: Spring 2017

1. Introduction

This is a limited enrollment course and permission of the instructor is required to register based on completion of this application and submission of a resume and unofficial law school transcript. Students who apply by Friday, September 23, 2016 will be given priority and informed by Friday, September 29 whether they have been approved. Please review the course home page before completing this application: http://www.clarkcunningham.org/FLP/index.htm

This course requires real-life judgment, discretion,and professional responsibility, both during fieldwork when lawyers permit you to observe confidential aspects of their practice, and in the client representation component when you will be actually participating in the practice of law on behalf of clients in urgent need. This application therefore requests information to help the instructor evaluate your capacity to undertake such responsibility.

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* 1. Please enter your contact information below.

Last Name, First Name

Address

City/Town

State/Province

ZIP/Postal Code

GSU Email Address

Cell Phone Number

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* 2. Preferred Email Address

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* 3. Anticipated date of law school graduation:

May 2017

December 2017

May 2018

December 2018

May 2019

December 2019

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Full time or part time law student?

Full time

Part time

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* 5. Class designation

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Please confirm by checking each box below that you can arrange your schedule to complete all of the following activities (see course description on course home page):

Fieldwork: initial in-person interview with fieldwork attorney (estimated 1-2 hrs total)

Fieldwork: two follow-up observations of attorney's practice (estimated 3-6 hrs total)

Client meetings with my partner and supervising professor(4-6 hrs total); I understand that these meetings may take place outside scheduled class including evenings and weekends

Case work: 5-15 hours per week for four weeks for case research, investigation, and general preparation with trial partner (this will include preparation meetings, conference calls, document retrieval, online research, investigation, preparing evidence for trial and any other tasks related to client representation); I understand professional responsibility to my client may require work on evenings and weekends.

Case management: remain in regular contact with trial partners and professors by checking email and case management software, including evenings and weekends while representing my domestic violence client.

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* 7. Please confirm by selecting "Yes" below that you understand that this class is scheduled for 9:00 am-2:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Yes, I understand that this class is scheduled for 9:00am - 2:00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday.

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* 8. Check off any of the following courses that you have completed or are currently taking:

HeLP Clinic

Tax Clinic

Investor Advocacy Clinic

Criminal Appellate Clinic

Capital Defender Clinic

Professional Responsibility/The Client Relationship

Lawyering Advocacy

Interviewing and Counseling

Externship

Other experiential course

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* 9. Check off any of the following experiential or clinical courses you plan to take in the Spring 2017 semester:

HeLP Clinic

Tax Clinic

Investor Advocacy Clinic

Criminal Appellate Clinic

Capital Defender Clinic

Interviewing and Counseling

Externship

Other course

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* 10. If you have taken an externship, who was the law professor who supervised your externship?

Professor Kerew

Professor Curcio

Other (please specify)

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* 11. If you have taken an externship, indicate the placement and primary supervisor:

Placement

Supervisor

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* 12. Have you taken Evidence?

Yes (Please note your professor name in Q13)

Semester Taken

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* 13. Who was your evidence professor?

Curcio

Milich

Morrison

I have not taken Evidence.

Other Professor (please name the Professor)

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* 14. Will you be enrolled in Evidence in the Spring 2017 semester?

Yes

No, I have already taken Evidence.

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* 15. From whom do you plan to take Evidence professor for Spring 2017?

Curcio

Milich

Morrison

N/A

Other Professor (please provide professor name)

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* 16. Optional. List up to three full-time professors at the College of Law who could provide a reference for you:

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* 17. What is the primary reason you would like to take this course?

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* 18. Describe any relevant skills you have acquired through law-related work experience, either paid or volunteer (not including work in a clinic or externship at the GSU College of Law)

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* 19. Describe any relevant skills you have acquired through non-law full-time work experience either before or during law school.

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* 20. Describe any experience you have had working with disadvantaged populations, indigent clients, clients of modest means or other marginalized community groups that you believe will make you well suited to represent clients in this course.

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* 21. To complete this application form, confirm the following:

I authorize the faculty and administration of the College of Law to discuss with the instructor my performance in other courses and at the College of Law in general.

I understand that my application is incomplete and will not be reviewed until I forward a copy of my resume and unofficial transcript to Professor Cunningham at cdcunningham@gsu.edu.