Family Law Clinic | William S. Richardson School of Law
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Family Law Clinic

Law School Description

This clinic teaches the practical aspects and issues encountered in the practice of family law. Students will apply what is learned by providing direct legal services to family law clients at the Legal Aid Society of Hawai`i. Pre or concurrent: Family Law (LAW 568) or instructor’s consent. 

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

1

Instructor Approval

No

Competition

No

Typical Enrollment Cap

8

Assigned Sections

No

Bar Course

No

Clinical Requirement

Yes

Category

Family Law
Litigation

Prerequisites/Recommended

Tentative Course Rotation

Full Time
Annually
Fall
Part Time
Annually
Fall & Spring

Offering

Regular

Schedule Type

Field Experience

Major Restrictions

Law
Account
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