7265. Clinic: Commission on Human Rights and Opportunity Intake
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded
The CHRO Intake Clinic will provide free preparation of legal complaints to inquirers interested in filing a legal complaint of discrimination with the state of Connecticut. The clinic will have seminar and fieldwork/casework components. The legal complaints will be filed with the state of CT Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO). Individuals contact the CHRO to inquire about their right to file a discrimination complaint and need assistance with its filing. UConn Law School students will receive classroom instruction on the civil rights laws in CT and document preparation, to assist stakeholders with filing complaints of discrimination. They will learn how to prepare legal affidavits of discrimination, how to assist stakeholders with the completion of state and federal forms necessary for the dual filing of state and federal discrimination complaints, and how to respond to inquiries from the public regarding issues of civil and human rights. Suggested preparation: Constitutional Law, Employment Discrimination Law.