2023-2024 Law School Catalog

Juvenile and Family Law

Courses

Recommended Courses

LAW-2557Children & Disability Law

3

LAW-2071Children & the Law

2

LAW-2185Family Law

3

LAW-2009Trial Advocacy

2

Other Relevant Courses

LAW-2020Administrative Law

3

LAW-2605Criminal Procedure

3

LAW-2256Education, Equality & the Law

2

LAW-2166Evidence

4

LAW-2225Interviewing and Counseling

2

LAW-2253Law Practice Planning: Law As a Career And an Enterprise (seminar)

2

LAW-2285Massachusetts Practice

2

LAW-2288Mediation

3

LAW-2843Mental Health Law

3

LAW-2283Negotiation

2

LAW-2807Negotiation & Mediation

4

LAW-2304Pre-Trial Civil Litigation

3

LAW-2357State Criminal Practice

2

LAW-2009Trial Advocacy

2

LAW-2363Trial Advocacy Intensive

3

Clinics and Externships

Beyond the curriculum, the Career Services pro bono program has many opportunities available for students to explore family and juvenile law. In addition to matching students with faculty to assist them on pro bono projects, the Career Services Office has placed students in a variety of organizations for non credit, volunteer work, including:

Additionally, the Office of Professional and Career Development, in conjunction with the Faculty Clerkship Committee, runs a summer clerkship program in which students completing their first year are matched with judges for an unpaid, non-credit experience. Many of the available positions are with Probate and Family Court judges throughout Massachusetts.