Application and Registration
Students interested in registering for the clinical program must submit an Application Form (pdf).
If you have questions about the application, contact the Center for Law and Justice reception desk (first floor, GU School of Law, Suite 125).
After submitting your application, you will be notified of acceptance.
Upon acceptance, Bonnie White, Clinic Office Manager, will notify the registrar's office of your selection for clinical enrollment; the registrar will automatically add the clinic credits to your registration.
If you should register for a semester prior to being notified of your acceptance for clinical enrollment, you may wish to register for alternative course credits which could then be dropped after being advised of your clinic acceptance.
General Public Interest Practice Clinic
Participating students handle cases, under the supervision of the six clinical faculty members, in a variety of legal fields. These fields may include Family Law, Elder Law, Disability Law, Tribal Court work, Environmental Law, Consumer Protection, and Civil Rights, at all levels of forums.
| Credits |
6 credits per semester |
| Time commitment |
24 hours/week (average) |
| Eligibility |
60 credit hours |
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Professional Skills Development Clinic
Participating students will be responsible for support work on major clinic litigation, client and witness interviewing, formal and informal fact investigation, drafting of pleadings, motions, affidavits, memoranda, etc.
| Credits |
3 credits per semester |
| Time commitment |
12 hours/week (average) |
| Eligibility |
At least 30, but no more than 60 credit hours |
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Low-income Taxpayer Clinic
Participating students have the opportunity to represent low-income clients who have tax controversies with the IRS. Students will also assist in providing community education about tax obligations and procedures to people who have limited English language ability.
Due to the initial training period, preference will be given to those applicants who are willing to consider making a two-semester commitment to the tax clinic. Cases may range from "advice-only" matters to full-blown litigation in the U.S. Tax Court. Students will be closely supervised and guided by attorney Chuck Hammer.
| Credits |
3 credits per semester
|
| Time commitment |
12 hours/week (average) |
| Eligibility |
30 credit hours |
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Indian Law Clinic
The Indian Law Clinic is a new clinic offered for the first time in the Summer, 2008, semester. The clinic will provide students an opportunity to represent enrolled members of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians.
This representation will include the possibility of handling civil and criminal matters in state courts, federal court, and tribal court. There should also be an opportunity to advise clients on transactional matters and commercial matters.
Depending on case assignments and needs, students will receive special training on Indian law issues in addition to general areas of legal services. This may include instruction about tribal codes and tribal court procedures, tribal sovereignty, wills and estates pertaining to Indian lands, and commercial and economic development concerns of Native people and tribes. The clinic will be primarily supervised by Professor Jay Kanassatega who is an experienced litigator and Indian law specialist.
| Credits |
3 credits per semester
|
Time commitment
|
12 hours/week (average)
|
| Eligibility |
30 credit hours
|
Business Law Clinic
Participating students will be responsible for researching issues, counseling clients, and preparing documents related to business planning and economic development for non-profit and for profit businesses. Students will have an opportunity, in some cases, to work with Gonzaga's Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program on particular start-up projects. The Business Law Clinic will focus, in part, on Native American economic and entrepreneurial development.
| Credits |
3 credits per semester
|
Time commitment
|
12 hours/week (average) |
| Eligibility |
30 credit hours |
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Work Study
Work study stipends (paid at a rate of $13.00/hour) will be available only to students who are work study qualified. They are typically reserved for students who commit to a two-semester sequence in the General Public Interest Practice Clinic; however exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.
- Work study students may not work outside the clinic.
- Students who are not receiving work study may work outside the clinic only with the permission of clinic faculty.
- Permission will or will not be granted based on the faculty’s assessment of the potential for conflicts of interest and the student’s ability to commit sufficient time to Clinic cases and responsibilities.
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These clinics may be offered on a space-available basis only
Domestic Violence/Family Law Clinic
Participating students will work, under the supervision of clinic faculty member Gail Hammer, with the local domestic violence shelter residents, as well as directly representing victims and/or dissolutions for clients.
| Credits |
3 credits per semester
|
| Time commitment |
12 hours/week (average)
|
Eligibility
|
60 credit hours |
Elder Law Clinic
Participating students will handle representational and transactional responsibilities, under the supervision of Clinic faculty member Larry Weiser on three to four elder law cases.
Credits
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3 credits per semester
|
Time commitment
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12 hours/week (average) |
Eligibility
|
60 credits hours
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