The subject matter of these courses will vary from year to year, but will not duplicate existing courses. Descriptions of these courses are available in the Searchable Class Schedule on Murphy Online, View Searchable Class Schedule

Students in the Criminal and Juvenile Defense clinic defend both children and adults accused of crimes in juvenile and criminal court. Working in teams, students represent clients from the beginning to end of their cases. Students appear in court regularly for a variety of hearings which may include arraignments, pre-trial conferences, motions hearings, plea hearings bench trials, jury trials, sentencing hearings, and expungement hearings. Students develop skills in fact investigation, client counseling, interviewing, negotiation, legal research, motions writing, oral argument, direct and cross examination, jury selection, and all other aspects of pretrial and trial litigation. In class, students learn criminal law-related doctrine and skills, and explore systemic injustices inherent in the legal system and students’ own roles in effecting change.

Students in the Advanced Criminal and Juvenile Defense clinic defend both children and adults accused of crimes in juvenile and criminal court. Participation in one semester of the Criminal and Juvenile Defense clinic is a prerequisite for applying. Advanced students may continue representing existing clients or receive new cases presenting legal issues they did not encounter during their initial clinic semester. The seminar portion of the class will focus on refining skills learned during the initial clinic semester, such as drafting memoranda and motions, investigating, crafting persuasive narratives, examining witnesses, and litigating hearings and trials. Prerequisites: LAWS 948

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.

Students in the Criminal and Juvenile Defense clinic defend both children and adults accused of crimes in juvenile and criminal court. Working in teams, students represent clients from the beginning to end of their cases. Students appear in court regularly for a variety of hearings which may include arraignments, pre-trial conferences, motions hearings, plea hearings bench trials, jury trials, sentencing hearings, and expungement hearings. Students develop skills in fact investigation, client counseling, interviewing, negotiation, legal research, motions writing, oral argument, direct and cross examination, jury selection, and all other aspects of pretrial and trial litigation. In class, students learn criminal law-related doctrine and skills, and explore systemic injustices inherent in the legal system and students’ own roles in effecting change.