2022-2023 Registration Guide

AREAS OF FOCUS

Other Relevant Courses

Administrative Law

Mental Health Law

Criminal Procedure

Negotiation

Education, Equality and the Law

Negotiation & Mediation

Evidence

Pre-Trial Civil Litigation

Interviewing and Counseling

State Criminal Practice

Law Practice Planning

Trial Advocacy

Massachusetts Practice

Trial Advocacy: Intensive

Mediation Clinics and Externships:

Family Advocacy Clinic

Juvenile Defenders Clinic

Externships (placements are available in a variety of relevant organizations)

The Career Services pro bono program has many opportunities available for students to explore family and juvenile law. In addition to matching students with faculty to assist them on pro bono projects, the Career Services Office has placed students in a variety of organizations for non-credit, volunteer work. Additionally, the Office of Professional and Career Development, in conjunction with the Faculty Clerkship Committee, runs a summer clerkship program in which students completing their first year are matched with judges for an unpaid, non-credit experience.

Labor and Employment Law

"Labor and employment law" refers to the broad array of laws that govern the relationships between, and the rights and duties of, employers, employees and labor unions.

This curricular area comprises three separate domains of law and policy: laws concerning general aspects of the employer-employee relationship (e.g., the common law of employment and employee benefits laws); specific statutory frameworks prohibiting discriminatory treatment (employment discrimination law); and laws relating to labor unions and collective bargaining agreements (labor law). The practice of employment law is quite varied. For example, the practice of a lawyer who works in the area of employment discrimination might be oriented primarily to litigation, while that of a labor lawyer might focus on collective bargaining, arbitration, and counseling clients about the applicable regulatory schemes. Labor law is an increasingly significant practice area in the public sector, due to the rise of union membership among government employees. Issues implicating labor and employment law also often arise in the practice of lawyers who do not specialize in it, including general practitioners, in-house counsel, business lawyers, non-profit lawyers, and civil rights lawyers.

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