7306. New York Pro Bono Scholars Field Placement

The New York Pro Bono Scholars Program, an initiative of the New York courts, is designed to prepare students for the practice of law and to provide much needed legal assistance to underserved populations. Participating students must complete at least 74 credits and all graduation requirements (except for the practice-based learning requirement, which can be satisfied by completing this course and the co-requisite seminar) by the end of the fall semester of their final year of law school. Students take the New York bar exam in February of their final semester and then devote the following 12 weeks to providing full-time pro bono legal assistance through an approved field placement. Students earn 10 pass/fail credits* for their fieldwork and 2 graded credits for the co-requisite seminar. Students are selected by application, which includes a statement of interest, current resume, transcript, and a completed degree audit. The course and co-requisite seminar are capped at eight students. * The fieldwork credits for this course count as graded credits when determining compliance with UConn Law’s Pass/Fail grading limits (JD Academic Regulations Sec. 2.14.4). These credits do not count as in-classroom, or regularly scheduled classroom credits, when determining compliance with the direct faculty instruction classroom limits (Sec. 1.1.2.).