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Sommarstrom, Sara

Sara Sommarstrom

Adjunct Faculty, VETLAW Director at Minnesota Assistance Counsel for Veterans

J.D., University of Minnesota

http://www.projusticemn.org/oppsguide/organization.69698-VETLAWMinnesota_Assistance_Council_for_Veterans

Courses Taught

A list of classes taught by Sara Sommarstrom
Number	Title	Credits
918	Public Interest Externship	3
Description of course 918 :	This externship offers students an opportunity to learn about public interest practice while engaging in significant hands-on legal work in a field placement at a public interest organization or government agency. Students will be challenged to discuss complex issues of ethics, access to justice, and professional growth through personal and group reflection exercises. Externship logs will serve both as a record of tasks accomplished and a reflection tool for the group project. The externship requires 150 hours of work from the student, between the field-placement and classwork components. Agencies will provide the extern with an appropriate workload designed to challenge the student while serving the mission of the organization. Enrollment in the externship is by application only. Prerequsites include: (1) The completion of three semesters of law school; (2) Good academic standing; (3) Successful completion of lawyering Skills I, II, and Professional Responsibility; (4) Enrollment at UST School of Law during the semester immediately preceding the one in which the student expects to enroll in the Public Interest Externship; and (5) Other prerequisites as required by the agency.
950	Supervised Resrch & Writing	.5
Description of course 950 :	Under the supervision of a faculty member, a student may receive up to two hours of course credit for researching and writing a substantial paper on a topic of the student's own choosing. The student must receive the instructor's per- mission to enroll in this course and must meet periodically with the instructor for discussion, review and evaluation. Each faculty member may supervise the research of no more than five students each semester.

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