Clinic: Info - 2011

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 2011

Schedule of Events and Important Deadlines:

Tues, Oct. 19 - Fri, Oct 22: Registration for Winter/Spring and Spring clinicals through MyPlan (OCP deadline)

Mon, Oct. 25 at 5:00 PM: Winter/Spring and Spring clinic registration results posted 

Tues, Nov. 2 (between noon – 2:00 PM): Students registered for the CAP Winter/Spring Clinic can drop by Pound 407 any time from noon to 2:00 PM to get their clinic questions answered.  Lunch will be provided.

Fri, Nov. 5: CAP Clinic Winter/Spring Drop/Add Deadline (please note this deadline is earlier than the regular OCP deadline)

Tues, Nov. 9 (between noon – 2:00 PM): Students registered for the CAP Spring Clinic can drop by Pound 407 any time from noon to 2:00 PM to get their clinic questions answered. Lunch will be provided.

Fri, Dec. 3: 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 join our drop-in sessions on Nov 2 (for Winter/Spring students) and Nov 9 (for Spring students).

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
• District Attorney's Office, Child Protection Unit, Family Protection & Sexual Assault Bureau, Suffolk County - Boston, Massachusetts
• Equal Justice Initiative - Montgomery, Alabama
• Fostering Media Connections - San Francisco, California
• Juvenile Law Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 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

Below is the list of preliminary placement sites.  Additional sites might be finalized later this year.

• Boston Juvenile Court (BJC)
• Cambridge Juvenile Court
• Center for Law and Education (CLE)
• Center for Public Representation (CPR)
• Children and Family Law Division, Committee for Public Counsel Services (CAFL) – Administrative Office
• Children and Family Law Program, Committee for Public Counsel Services (CAFL) – Boston Trial Office
• Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CfJJ)
• Department of Elementary & Secondary Education (ESE) Legal Office, Massachusetts
• District Attorney's Office (DA's Office), Child Abuse Unit, Middlesex County
• District Attorney's Office (DA's Office), Child Protection Unit, Family Protection & Sexual Assault Bureau, Suffolk County
• Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI)
• Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) | Boston
• Office of the Child Advocate
• Office of Councilor John Connolly
   

Contact Info:

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