Rutgers Law

601:793. IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY JUSTICE PRACTICUM (2)

Hernandez

The goal of this course is to equip students with substantive legal knowledge, understanding of professional responsibility issues, and practical tools to skillfully present accessible legal information to nonlawyers and screen community stakeholders for benefits eligibility.  Each semester, the substantive law focus will respond to U.S. federal immigration’s ever changing legal landscape. In the fall of 2022, the course will concentrate on two main substantive law topics at the intersection of higher education: (1) benefits and due process prescribed under federal immigration law, and (2) eligibility for immigration benefits that would result in lawful status or relief from removal.  Assessment will be based, in part, on recorded and/or live community presentations, associated supporting written materials, and a mock legal screening. In addition to the classroom sessions listed on the schedule, the community presentations may be scheduled outside of regular classroom hours, likely in the evenings or over the weekend. Through this skills course, students will learn to effectively communicate complicated legal issues to the public and develop a deeper understanding of immigration issues affecting students at institutions of higher education.