Clinic: Info - 2010

Overview

Course Description

Schedule & Deadlines

Preliminary Placement Sites

Contact Info

Overview of the Child Advocacy Clinic

The CAP Clinic is designed to educate students about a range of social change strategies and to encourage critical thinking about the pros and cons of different approaches. The course includes both a classroom and fieldwork component.

A variety of substantive areas impacting the lives of children will be addressed, with a focus on child welfare (abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption), education, and juvenile justice. The course is relevant for students with a particular interest in children's issues but also for those more generally interested in law reform and social change.

For the full Child Advocacy Clinic Course Description:

CAP Courses Spring 2010

Schedule of Events and Important Deadlines:

Fri, Oct. 16 (noon – 1:00 PM): CAP Clinic Info Session, Pound 407, Lunch Provided. RSVP: <http://tinyurl.com/ybmasog>.

Mon, Oct. 19 (6:00 – 8:00 PM): Clinical Forum Organized by the Office of Clinical Programs (OCP), Ropes Gray in Pound Hall (CAP will host a table)

Tues, Oct. 20 - Fri, Oct 23: Registration for Winter/Spring and Spring clinicals through MyPlan (OCP deadline)

Tues, Oct. 20 & Wed, Oct. 21 (noon – 2:00 PM): CAP holds Office Hours for students considering registering for the CAP Clinic, Pound 407B (students should feel free to stop by our office for answers to their questions about the clinic)

Tues, Oct. 27: Winter/Spring and Spring clinic registration results posted 

Tues, Nov. 3 (noon – 1:00 PM): Overview Meeting for Registered CAP Winter/Spring Clinical Students, Pound 407, Lunch Provided

Fri, Nov. 6: CAP Clinic Winter/Spring Drop/Add Deadline (please note this deadline is earlier than the regular OCP deadline)

Tues, Nov. 10 (noon – 1:00 PM): Overview Meeting for Registered CAP Spring Clinical Students, Pound 407, Lunch Provided

Tues, Dec. 1 & Wed, Dec. 2 (3:00 - 4:30 PM): CAP holds Office Hours for students registered for the Spring CAP Clinic, Pound 407B

Fri, Dec. 4: CAP Clinic Spring Drop/Add Deadline (please note this deadline is earlier than the regular OCP deadline)

Preliminary List of Clinical Placement Sites:

More details about the specific placements and projects will be provided to interested students who attend our Info Session and other clinic events.

Winter/Spring:

• Center for Children’s Law and Policy - Washington D.C.
• Children's Defense Fund – Oakland, California
• Children's Rights, Inc. - New York City, New York
• Delta Directions Consortium - Clarksdale, Mississippi
• District Attorney's Office, Child Protection Unit, Family Protection & Sexual Assault Bureau, Suffolk County - Boston, MA
• Juvenile Law Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Lawyers for Children - New York City, New York
• National Center for Youth Law - Oakland, California
• South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project (ProBAR) - Harlingen, Texas
• Youth Advocacy Center - New York City, New York

Spring Placement Sites

We're in the process of finalizing our Spring clinical placement options. For a list of prior years' placements, most of which will be placements in Spring 2010, visit the CAP Clinic Page.

Contact Info:

For questions, call Jessica Budnitz at 617.496.1684 or email cap@law.harvard.edu.