Clinic Application Winter 2018 - Wayne State University

WAYNE LAW CLINICS

STUDENT APPLICATION FOR WINTER 2018

INSTRUCTIONS:

Please complete the following application to apply to participate in one or more of our clinics during the Winter 2018 Term.

Applications for full consideration are due by 5:00 PM on Friday October 13, 2017, to allow adequate time for clinic faculty members to process applications.

If you have any questions or encounter any problems with this online form, please contact Jane Warkentin, Staff Attorney/Clinical Programs Manager, at 313-577-4015 or lawclinics@wayne.edu.

PART I. Clinics

- Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic (6 Credits)
- Business & Community Law Clinic (6 credits)
- Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic (4 Credits)
- Patent Procurement Clinic (4 Credits)
- Transnational Environmental Law Clinic (6 Credits)

From the clinics listed above, please indicate in the fields below your top three choices for the clinic(s) to which you wish to apply. NOTE: Only one choice is required, but you may list up to three clinics.

First Choice *

Second Choice

Third Choice

PART II. CONTACT INFORMATION

First name *

Last name *

Email *

Telephone Number *

What is the Mag Strip Number on your WSU Onecard? (This is the 16-digit number found on your Onecard above the barcode) *

Are you a full-time or part-time student? *

Part-Time

Full-Time

When is your expected date of graduation? (MM/YYYY) *

How many credits will you have completed by the time Winter 2018 Term begins? *

How many credits will you have earned through clinics and internships/externships by the time Winter 2018 Term begins? *

Have you taken any of the following clinics? Check all that apply. *

What is your GPA? *

Do you speak, read or write a language other than English? If so, which language and what level of competency?

PART III. PRE- AND CO-REQUISITE COURSES

Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic

Which of the following pre- or co-requisite courses have you taken? Check all that apply.

LEX 6800 - Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession

LEX 7371 - Immigration and Nationality Law

Business & Community Law Clinic

Which of the following pre- or co-requisite courses have you taken? Check all that apply.

LEX 6800 - Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession

LEX 7156 - Corporations

Have you taken any of the following recommended courses? Check all that apply.

LEX 7816 - Taxation

LEX 7420 - Introduction to Intellectual Property

LEX 7136 - Copyright Law

LEX 7656 - Patent Law

LEX 7831 - Trademarks and Unfair Competition

Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic

Have you taken LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession?

Yes

Have you taken any of the following recommended courses? Check all that apply.

LEX 7161 - Criminal Procedure: Investigation

LEX 7166 - Criminal Procedure: Adjudication

LEX 7160 - Criminal Pretrial Advocacy

LEX 7266 - Evidence

Patent Procurement Clinic

Do you have a Bachelor's degree in one of the fields listed under Category A on page 4 of the document at the following link: http://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/OED_GRB.pdf?

Yes

NOTE: The Patent Procurement Clinic also accepts applications from students with significant backgrounds in science or technology through coursework or work experience, but not meeting the USPTO requirements. Those students should describe their qualifications in the box below.

If so, in which field? If not, describe your qualifications.

Which of the following pre- or co-requisite courses have you taken? Check all that apply.

LEX 6800 - Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession

LEX 7656 - Patent Law

Have you already taken and passed the Patent Bar Exam?

Yes

Are you a U.S. Citizen?

Yes

Transnational Environmental Law Clinic

Which of the following pre- or co-requisite courses have you taken? Check all that apply.

LEX 6800 - Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession

LEX 7231 - Environmental Law

Have you taken any of the following recommended courses? Check all that apply.

LEX 7006 - Administrative Law

LEX 6900 - The Regulatory State

PART IV. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic

Why are you interested in the Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic?

Have you had previous experience in immigration law, international law, or working with people from other countries? If so, please describe briefly.

Business & Community Law Clinic

Are you a member of any of the following student organizations?

Entrepreneurship & Business Law Society

Wayne Law Journal of Business (JOB)

Keith Students for Civil Rights

Why are you interested in the Business & Community Law Clinic?

Other than what is listed on your resume, do you have any personal, educational or work experience relevant to the Business & Community Law Clinic, including experience with low-income or otherwise disadvantaged communities, post-industrial cities or diverse socio-economic groups?

Please describe any skills, attributes, or interests you possess that you feel will enhance your participation in the Business & Community Law Clinic.

Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic

Why would you like to take the Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic?

Other than what is listed on your resume, do you have any personal, educational, or work experience relevant to your qualifications that you would like to share?

In this clinic, students will represent individuals that have been convicted of committing a felony. How do you feel about representing someone on appeal who has been convicted of committing a felony? Assume the person is actually guilty.

During the semester that you would be in the Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic, will you be doing an internship or working at a Prosecutor's office, and if so, which one?

Transnational Environmental Law Clinic

Why are you interested in the Transnational Environmental Law Clinic?

Do you have any prior experience with Environmental or Administrative Law? If yes, please explain.

PART V. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

All applicants must submit a resume.

Resume *

ONLY applicants to the Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic must also submit a short writing sample of no more than 10 pages double-spaced.

Writing Sample (Applicants to Criminal Appellate Practice Clinic ONLY)

ONLY applicants to the Patent Procurement Clinic must also submit the following transcripts. Non-official copies are acceptable.

Undergraduate Transcript

Graduate Transcript (If Applicable)

Law School Transcript

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