Supervised handling of criminal cases under the limited practice rule of the Kentucky Supreme Court. Instruction and practice in investigation, preparation and trial advocacy. Open to third year students only. May be repeated once with permission of the Dean. OFFERED ON A PASS/FAIL BASIS ONLY.

Credit for participation on the Moot Court Board.

Students will work under the supervision of field instructors and mentors on investigating claims of innocence by inmates. The course includes a classroom component.

This is a graded two or three hours practice-oriented course that provides third year students with a unique opportunity to represent low income elderly individuals on a variety of legal matters. Under the Kentucky Supreme Court's limited practice rule, and with the supervision of the clinical director, students will represent clients in negotiations with federal and state agencies, in administrative hearings or in court procedures. Students will also interview clients, draft legal documents, file pleadings, and conduct discovery.

This externship developes students' litigation, counseling and research skills under the supervision of the Litigation Director of the Lexington office of the Children's Law Center, a 20-year-old foundation based in Northern Kentucky. The Center provides direct respresentation to children involved in high conflict custody cases, to children who are victims of sexual abuse and must be a witness in criminal proceedings, to children with disabilities in educational matters, and children who are homeless or have other dependency issues.

The goals of this externship course are to develop practical litigation skills; to give practical experience in researching legal topics; and to increase understanding of the criminal litigation process, especially as it relates to how lawyers representing defendants in that system develop the case, identify a strategy for litigating the case, and implement that strategy. Students will be expected to complete 100 hours of work under the supervision of the Lexiington Department of Public Advocacy Directing Attorney, in addition to a classroom component taught at the College of Law.

Students will develop practical interviewing, counseling, strategic legal planning, litigation, and legal research skills as interns in the University of Kentucky Healthcare (University Hospital) Risk Management Office, under the supervision of the Risk Management Director. Students will be expected to complete legal research and writing projects, attend legal proceedings and hospital committee meetings, and review clinical investigations.

The goals of this Externship course are to develop an understanding of legal and policy issues arising from energy development and environmental protection in Kentucky; to assess the legal implications of emerging energy strategies, including carbon sequestration from coal gasification; and to increase understanding of the role played by attorneys in the Energy and Environment Cabinet.

Child Advocacy Today (CAT) is operated in partnership with the Equal Access to Justice Foundation and Kentucky Children's Hospital and is located in General Pediatrics at Kentucky Clinic. CAT Externship students become part of the healthcare team at Kentucky Children's Hospital in order to assess patients' legal needs. The students engage in interviews with patients and their families, and identify legal issues that adversely affect the health of the patients.

Students in the advanced clinic course will continue their supervised casework from the previous semester, take on additional and more complex civil legal matters, including cases likely to go to trial, while helping the director supervise the new clinic students. Advanced clinic students will continue to develop their legal skills, improve their leadership and supervisory skills and increase their substantive and practical knowledge.