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No matter which Clinic you take, you will be directly responsible for clients and you will learn how to be an ethical, zealous advocate. As you are making your selection, you may want to consider some of the casework and credit differences between the clinics. Following are 2 charts that show some of the similarities and differences in the work you will do for each of the clinical courses.

Please note that each student's experience is different, and we cannot guarantee that your experience will conform to the following checklist. We have prepared this composite overview to help you clarify your priorities. For further information consult the clinic faculty and staff.

General Activities	CARES	Civil Justice	Farmworker Legal Aid	Federal Tax
Emphasis on Courtroom Litigation	X	X	X
Emphasis on Negotiation		X	X	X
Community Education			X
All Foreign Clientele	X		X
Clients in Detention	X		X
Travel to Clients & Hearings	X Casework could entail travel outside of the Metropolitan Phila. area	X	X Casework often entails travel outside of the Phila. area. In the fall, students also participate in a farm-based outreach session	X
Always Work in Teams	X		X	X
Caseload per Student or Team	1-2	2-4	1-3	3-5
Practice in State Court		X	X
Practice before Administrative Agency	X	X	X	X
Prerequisites	None	3 Sem. of Law School; and evidence	3 semesters of law school	3 semesters of law school; and Intro to Federal Tax
Credits	8	6	6	4
Satisfies Practical Writing Requirement	X	X	X	X

Substantive Law Clusters
 

Clinics	CARES	Civil Justice	Farmworker Legal Aid	Federal Tax
Child Abuse Expungement		X
Civil Forfeiture		X
Consumer Law		X
Family Law		X	X
Federal Income Tax				X
Federal Tax Collection				X
Immigration	X		X
International Human Rights	X		X
Landlord Tenant		X
Public Benefits		X
Social Security Disability		X
Subsidized Housing		X
Unemployment Compensation		X
Wage & Hour Claims		X	X
Workers' Compensation			X

The Advanced Advocacy Clinic is co-supervised by the entire clinical faculty and thus involves a mixture of the above opportunities and case types. It carries 2-4 credits. Completion of a previous clinical course and faculty approval are prerequisites for admission.

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