1 bluhm legal clinic
1.1 center on wrongful convictions
1.2 appellate advocacy center
1.3 children , family justice center
1.4 macarthur justice center
1.5 donald pritzker entrepreneurship law center
1.6 center international human rights
1.7 investor protection center
1.8 fred bartlit center trial advocacy
bluhm legal clinic
clinical education @ northwestern dates law school’s beginnings. innovative program developed dean john henry wigmore in 1910 chicago legal aid society evolved legal clinic, opened doors in 1969 2 staff attorneys. in 2000, clinic named northwestern university trustee , alum neil bluhm. today, bluhm legal clinic houses more 20 clinics within 14 centers , recognized 1 of comprehensive , effective clinical programs in country. through law school s clinical program, students gain direct experience representing clients , fine-tune skills advocates. work clinical faculty , staff challenge fairness of our legal institutions , propose solutions reform.
center on wrongful convictions
the center on wrongful convictions (cwc) dedicated identifying , rectifying wrongful convictions. center investigates possible wrongful convictions , represents imprisoned clients claims of actual innocence. focuses on raising public awareness of prevalence, causes, , social costs of wrongful convictions , promoting reform of criminal justice system.
appellate advocacy center
the appellate advocacy center includes federal appellate clinic , supreme court clinic. federal appellate clinic allows third-year students obtain provisional law licenses , argue cases before united states court of appeals seventh circuit. students in clinic spend entire year representing criminal appellant, merits briefing oral argument.
the supreme court clinic enables students act supreme court litigators in partnership attorneys @ sidley austin, including northwestern law alum carter phillips, has argued more cases in front of supreme court other lawyer while in private practice.
children , family justice center
the children , family justice center represents young people on matters of delinquency , crime, family violence, school discipline, health , disability, , immigration , asylum. attorneys, social worker, , affiliated professionals second- , third-year law students meet clients, research legal issues, learn pretrial investigation, interviewing, , counseling skills, , litigate cases.
macarthur justice center
the macarthur justice center focuses work on police misconduct, wrongful detention compensation, post-9/11 work, , other public interest , civil rights issues. of particular note guantanamo bay detainee representation led joseph margulies, author of guantanamo , abuse of presidential power , lead counsel in rasul v. bush.
donald pritzker entrepreneurship law center
the donald pritzker entrepreneurship law center (dpelc), founded small business opportunity center (sboc), transactional clinic founded in 1998. clients include technology executives, consultants, inventors, manufacturers , sellers of consumer products, musical groups, , persons interested in establishing nonprofit organizations.
the center heavily involved in teaching in field of entrepreneurship law, , hosts symposia , conferences facilitate endeavor.
center international human rights
the center international human rights works advance human rights while enabling students test , refine academic learning in real cases. stressing comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, center provides policy perspectives united nations, organization of american states, u.s. department of state, foreign governments, , nongovernmental organizations. on years faculty , staff working in center have addressed, among other matters, role of international criminal court, international terrorism, u.s. death penalty laws, truth commissions, economic rights, nato s humanitarian intervention, , political asylum cases. students have investigated cases , had summer internships in guatemala, indonesia, , @ u.n. human rights centre in geneva.
the center offers students opportunity earn llm in human rights. degree program designed students transitional democracies , career interests in international human rights law.
investor protection center
the investor protection center provides assistance investors limited income or small dollar claims unable obtain legal representation. law students, under supervision of faculty attorneys, represent customers in handling disputes broker-dealers.
during last few years, (financial industry regulatory authority)(finra) , other organizations have taken steps make more information , services available investors. northwestern law s investor protection center operates aid of grants finra investor education foundation , other organizations focus on priority areas. in particular, center focused on helping meet needs of women, novice investors, , elderly, in connection securities arbitration.
fred bartlit center trial advocacy
named in honor of innovative leader in litigation , business strategies, fred bartlit center trial advocacy established in 1999 conduct research , teach innovative , technologically advanced trial strategy. bartlit center focuses on changes in trial craft brought on new technologies , compensation approaches.
the bartlit center sponsors , conducts academic research on litigation process; support teaching skills in jd program; , holds national conferences explore , teach innovative trial , trial management strategies. bartlit center works complement law school s program in simulation-based teaching of trial skills , builds on research produced northwestern law faculty.
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