The Gittis Legal Clinics welcome Deborah N. Archer for the 2024 Clinical Legal Studies Workshop. Professor Archer is Associate Dean for Experiential Education and Clinical Programs at NYU Law, the Margaret B. Hoppin Professor of Clinical Law, and Faculty Director of the Community Equity Lab. She is also the President of the American Civil Liberties Union and a leading expert in civil rights, civil liberties, and racial justice. Professor Archer will give an ad hoc presentation on “Dividing Lines: Challenging Racial Inequality in Transportation Infrastructure.” The presentation will be at 12 pm in Gittis 213. If you are a student, do not RSVP on this page; RSVP here for one of the limited student spots. This program has been approved for 1.0 Substantive CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit can make a payment via cash or check made payable to “The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania” on the day of the event in the amount of $10.00. In order to receive the appropriate amount of credit, evaluation forms must be completed. Penn Carey Law Alumni receive CLE credits free through The W.P. Carey Foundation’s generous commitment to Lifelong Learning. We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to participate fully. To request an accommodation or inquire about accessibility, please contact marqusee@law.upenn.edu.
Learn about the Gittis Legal Clinics & Externship Program from clinical faculty and former clinic students at an info session for 1Ls and 2Ls on Wednesday April 12, 12n-1pm, in Gittis 213.
Jayesh Rathod is Professor of Law and Director of the Immigrant Justice Clinic at American University Washington College of Law. His areas of expertise and scholarly interests include immigration law, labor and employment law, and clinical legal education. Professor Rathod will present about his latest research, Pressured Exit. This is a hybrid event. You will receive a zoom link upon registration. Lunch will be provided for those attending in person.
Learn about clinical course offerings for Spring 2023 at the Gittis Legal Clinics’ Open House! Take the stairs behind the Goat to explore the Law School’s working law firm on the ground floor of Silverman Hall. Lunch will be provided.
Professors Anna Carpenter and Colleen Shanahan have done groundbreaking research on state civil courts and judges and will present their findings at this workshop, and connect their scholarship to practice, clinical teaching, and supervision.
Steven Drizin and Laura Nirider will present the story of their client, Brendan Dassey, a Wisconsin sixteen-year-old who falsely confessed in 2005 to rape and murder – and whose ensuing wrongful conviction was featured in the hit Netflix Global docuseries Making a Murderer. Brendan’s case, and the cases of their other clients, exemplify twin problems: the practical problem of false and involuntary confessions from juveniles, and the problematic gaps in constitutional and evidentiary doctrine and practice that have allowed false confessions to occur unredressed. These twin problems serve as the foci of Drizin and Nirider’s practice and pedagogy at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth.
Carolyn Grose and Margaret Johnson will present their forthcoming textbook, Lawyers, Clients & Narrative: A Framework for Law Students and Lawyers – a new primary text for using narrative, stories and storytelling to develop more fully and effectively as a lawyer.
Please join us for a discussion of community lawyering led by two leading thinkers in the field, who bring their unique and different perspectives to questions such as what does “community” mean, who is the client for a community lawyer, what constitutes a community law clinic, what are the attributes of a community lawyer, and how does one use community lawyering to teach essential and transferable lawyering skills to law students.
Meet Clinic Faculty and get your questions answered for Fall Course Registration. Lunch will be served.
Did you know there is a prestigious law firm in Silverman Hall? Meet Clinic Faculty and get your questions answered for Spring Advance Course Registration!
Rip-Off or Fair Use? With Nancy Wolff, David Graham and Sarah Stolfa Co-sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the Copyright Society of the USA Philadelphia Chapter
Private meeting with members of ELC Client group PMFA
Clinical Legal Studies Workshop Speaker Series
Clinical Legal Studies Workshop Speaker Series
Clinical Legal Studies Workshop Speaker Series