| Advice, Assistance and Representation | |
| Short Description | |
Law students under supervision offer advice, any necessary legal assistance and representation to all those who cannot a lawyer or legal aid. |
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| Long Description | |
While no areas of law except child custody cases are excluded, the main areas of operation are employment, housing and consumer law. Students are supervised by part-time solicitors employed by the Law Clinic and are also advised by Law School academics. Students work in pairs and "own" the relationship with the client, starting with the first interview of the client and will then undertake all work needed to assist the client with their issue, including appearing and representing the client in an Employment Tribunal or Small Claim if necessary. |
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| Where does it take place? | On Law School Site | |||||||
| Who takes part (eg staff, students, outside lawyers)? | students | staff | ||||||
| outside lawyers | external organisation(s) | |||||||
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| Is the activity supervised? | Y | |||||||
| If so, by whom? | law school staff | |||||||
| If the activity is a clinic, what is the address of the clinic? | University of Strathclyde Law Clinic 3rd Floor, Lord Hope Building 141 St James Street Glasgow G4 0LT |
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| Can the work in the activity form part of an assessed module? | Y | |||||||
| If yes, how? (eg exam, essay) | Students have the option of taking the "Clinical Legal Practice" class where Law Clinic work forms part of the assessment (essay and oral exam). | |||||||
| Activity contact: | [Send Email] |
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| Activity website | http://www.lawclinic.org.uk [Visit Website] | |||||||
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