The Immigrant Justice Clinic (“IJC”) based in Camden is both a law school course and a student staffed law office that represents members of the New Jersey immigrant community in humanitarian immigration matters. Clinic students may also engage in outreach and advocacy aimed at increasing understanding and awareness of immigrant issues in the criminal justice, child welfare, and domestic violence systems in New Jersey.

IJC students will experience what it is like to be an attorney by taking primary responsibility for all aspects of their clients’ cases, including interviewing and counseling clients, legal research and writing, strategic and ethical decision making, and any court appearances. This is all done in a setting with a small student-faculty ratio under the close supervision of an experienced clinical professor.

In addition to weekly supervision meetings, the IJC also involves a twice-weekly seminar focusing on substantive immigration law and lawyering skills.

Students must have successfully completed all of their first-year required courses. Students must also have completed or be concurrently enrolled in Professional Responsibility.  Immigration & Citizenship Law is not required, but is recommended.

Because immigration proceedings are federal administrative proceedings and are not governed by the New Jersey Student Practice Rule, 2L students may fully engage in all aspects of their cases including any appearances before United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) or the Executive Office for Immigration Review (“EOIR”).