RCP welcomes students interested in empowering the community through legal advocacy.
Attorneys and staff members create a dynamic environment where students learn and
apply skills that their clients need to open doors to new futures.
JS 140: Practical Legal Skills
3 units
Learn a range of legal skills, including legal analysis, reading a RAP sheet, legal
research, and working with an interpreter. Apply those skills in interviewing clients
at community “Speed Screenings” and giving a community presentation on expungement
law. While this class focuses on assisting clients in clearing their criminal records,
the skills are applicable broadly.
Represent clients seeking to get their criminal convictions dismissed. Apply interviewing
and legal writing skills, and help people change their lives. Help guide new RCP
students in their work. This class meets the Justice Studies internship requirement.
JS 140 is a prerequisite; permission of instructor required.
Work with people as they come out of custody to move forward with their lives. Represent
clients seeking to get their criminal convictions dismissed. Help guide new RCP students
in their work. This class meets the Justice Studies internship requirement. JS 140
is a prerequisite; permission of instructor required.
