The Clinical Education

In their field work, students engage in a broad range of legislative activity, including

• Drafting proposed legislation
• Preparing legislators and staff for important committee hearings and meetings with lobbyists
• Conducting research and analysis in order to develop legislative solutions to public policy issues and individual constituent concerns

Through the combination of classroom and field work, students gain a deeper understanding of federal and state legislative process, legislative drafting, theories of statutory interpretation, constitutional restrictions on lawmaking, legislative advocacy, lobbying accountability and disclosure, and ethical issues confronting legislative lawyers – and they have a unique opportunity to be directly involved with some of the most important public policy issues of our time.