Clinics & Externships

Clinical Courses

Civil Justice Clinic

In the Civil Justice Clinic, students represent low-income clients in a range of civil legal matters, including custody, support, disability, housing and employment. Students interview clients, investigate and develop their cases and appear in court and in administrative proceedings.

Taught by Professor Dveera Segal.

Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services (CARES)

The Clinic for Asylum, Refugee and Emigrant Services represents refugees seeking asylum protection in the United States because of threatened persecution in the countries from which they fled. Students enrolled in the clinic develop asylum cases over the course of the semester and represent clients in immigration court.

Taught by Professor Michele R. Pistone and Marisa S. Cianciarulo.

Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic

The Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic represents farmworkers living and working on farms near Reading (Berks County) and Kennett Square (Chester County). Students represent farmworkers in a variety of legal matters related to the basic needs of their clients. Farmworker Clinic students litigate their cases in administrative and judicial courts.

Taught by Professor Beth Lyon.

Federal Tax Clinic

The Federal Tax Clinic represents low income taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and in the U.S. Tax Court. Students also prepare petitions to the Tax Court, engage in settlement negotiations with government attorneys and try cases before the Tax Court.

Taught by Professors Leslie M. Book and Linda Love Vines.

Advanced Advocacy Clinic

The Advanced Advocacy Clinic provides an opportunity for students who have already completed a semester in the clinical program to continue with their studies in an advanced setting.

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