7415. Clinic: Housing and Eviction Defense

Students in this clinic will provide legal advocacy, under the supervision of clinic faculty, for tenants facing eviction, including individual and systemic reform advocacy. Students will also advise pro se tenants and develop resources for tenants facing eviction. Students will participate in a weekly seminar in which they will receive training in substantive housing and eviction law as well as advocacy skills needed to represent tenants. These skills include client interviewing and counseling; legal research; legal writing; civil litigation; and alternative dispute resolution. Students will also learn to incorporate principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their legal representation of clients, and to identify and resolve potential ethical issues that may arise in the course of representation.