Credit for participation in Moot Court competition.

This course, required of all members of the Law Journal staff and Editorial Board, offers experience in legal writing, editing, and the process of publication of a scholarly periodical. Offered on a pass/fail basis only.

This course, required of all members of the Journal staff and Editorial Board, offers experience in legal writing, editing and the process of publication of a scholarly journal. Offered on a pass/fail basis only.

Clerking for trial and appellate judges. May be repeated once with permission of the Dean. OFFERED ON A PASS/FAIL BASIS ONLY.

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.

This externship will provide students with the unique experience of the application of law, legal principles and legal analysis at a public, post-secondary educational and academic medical institution. The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) advises the administration, faculty, staff and student leaders on legal matters pertaining to the University and UK HealthCare, while striving to minimize the legal risk and liabilities facing the institution. The OLC is comprised of two offices, one on central main campus and one in the medical center.

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.