Under attorney supervision, students will engage in client interviews, attorney-client communications and relationship, evidence gathering, factual investigation, legal research, case strategy, and objective and persuasive legal writing. Students in this multi-disciplinary on campus program will learn and practice veterans disability law and procedure and represent actual clients before the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Cross-listed with and equivalent to TA 306B. Program Director approval is required for all students seeking to register. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis and is offered through the LLM in Taxation Program. And although the cases involve tax issues, students do not need to be focused on tax law to participate. Furthermore, when necessary, students will have the opportunity to represent clients in a litigation setting. Students will have the opportunity to gain practical legal skills including: client interview and counseling, gathering evidence, preparing legal briefs, performing case strategy, as well as negotiating with auditors and settlement attorneys from the CDTFA. Under the supervision of an attorney, students will represent actual clients who are appealing Sales and Use Tax assessments issued by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). The Sales and Use Tax Clinic is a hands-on clinic where students will gain real world experience, allowing them to apply what they are learning in the classroom to actual client cases. The deadline is posted on the externships web page found at. Application required by deadline to enroll and is subject to approval by the Externships Director. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement and is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. requirements are 2.5 for state court and 2.75 for federal court. During the Summer session, class entails a full-day orientation class, and an online component, rather than weekly class meetings. During Fall and Spring semesters, class meets on six Mondays from 4:30-6:10 PM via Zoom. In the field, students practice research, writing, and engage with the neutral aspect of litigation. In class, students work toward effectiveness in the field by developing skills, engaging in discussion, and reflecting on goals and performance. This course includes both classroom and field work components.
Students may earn 2-8 credits and the class is offered Fall, Spring, and Summer. In the field, students practice civil litigation or transactional work at private or non-profit law offices, government agencies, or in the legal departments of businesses. This course counts toward completion of the Experiential Learning Requirement for JD students. JD students seeking to enroll must obtain the approval of the program director. This course is graded on a Credit/No Credit basis and offered through the LLM in Taxation and Estate Planning Programs. Prerequisites for JD students: Wills & Trusts. The field work involves working on active cases in the areas of estate planning, conservatorships, trust and probate administrations. In the field component, each student is placed with an estate planning law firm or with a practitioner in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and shall complete 90 hours (2 units) or 135 hours (3 units) of field work over the span of the 15 week semester. The class culminates with a paper/presentation. Students are required to maintain and share journals, chronicling their weekly experiences, questions, and concerns. The class will meet approximately every other week, to discuss substantive questions and practical hurdles, arising from their field work. The instructors are estate planning attorneys. The course consists of two components: class and field work. The Estate Planning Externship is a course, providing students with the opportunity to assist estate planning law firms and practitioners while obtaining hands-on, practical experience working on estate plans, conservatorships, trust and probate administrations.