Elder Law Clinic | William S. Richardson School of Law
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LAW

Elder Law Clinic

Law School Description

Students in this clinic work under the direction of an elder law specialist in assisting Hawaii’s senior citizens in a variety of legal areas including public entitlements, estate planning, living wills, elder abuse, etc. The course typically does not involve litigation, but rather the delivery of other kinds of legal services and education to the elderly. Rec. Law, Aging & Medicine (LAW 521).

UH Mānoa Catalog Description

(B) prosecution clinic; (C) defense clinic; (D) elder law clinic; (E) environmental law clinic; (G) estate planning workshop; (I) native Hawaiian rights clinic; (J) family law clinic; (K) entrepreneurship and small business clinic; (M) mediation clinic; (N) lawyering skills workshop; (P) mediation workshop; (Q) immigration clinic; (R) child welfare clinic; (S) Hawai'i Innocence Project I; (T) Hawai'i Innocence Project II; (U) legislation and statutory interpretation. Repeatable one time for (K). LAW majors only for (R), (S), (T) and (U). CR/NC and letter grade option for (J); CR/NC only for (N), (P), and (Q). Pre: 543 for (B) and (C); 521 or consent for (D); 529 or 561 or LWEV 582 for (E); 552 and 567, or consent for (G); 568 or consent for (J); 548 for (Q). (Once a year for (K)) (Alt. years for (U))

Typical Course Credit

3

Credit Limit

6

Repeat Limit

Not Repeatable

Instructor Approval

Yes

Competition

No

Typical Enrollment Cap

12

Assigned Sections

No

Bar Course

No

Clinical Requirement

Yes

Category

Family Law

Prerequisites/Recommended

Tentative Course Rotation

Full Time
Annually
Spring
Part Time
Annually
Spring

Offering

Regular

Schedule Type

Field Experience

Major Restrictions

Law
Account
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