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Students & Clients Working Together: The Importance of Open and Complete Communication

By Kaitlyn Chounet, Elder Law Clinic Student, Spring 2015 This past summer, I worked for a county law department, and while I spent a great deal of time working on important aspects of the department’s cases such as researching and drafting motions and memoranda, because the law department represents the county, I never really had the opportunity to […]

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First Contact

By Karen Osborne, Elder Law Clinic Student, Spring 2015 When a student enrolls in her first clinic at the law school, the emotions range from excitement to trepidation. The areas of legal practice are completely new and the learning curve is steep, but the real anxiety sets in when the student realizes she will have to […]