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Apr 16, 2024
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LAW 906 - Expungement Mini-Clinic1 Credit Hours
The Expungement Mini-Clinic focuses on one of the most significant criminal reentry issues facing people who have been arrested for a crime – cleaning up a person’s criminal record. Students will assist clients with Tennessee’s complex expungement process from conducting the initial interview to preparing the expungement petition. Integrates statutory interpretation, lawyering skills, and ethics through an in-depth study of Tennessee’s expungement statutes, related caselaw, and rules of professional conduct. Will offer a foundation in interviewing, counseling, and advocacy skills. Combines law, theory, and practice through in-class discussions, simulations, and a live-client clinic with professor assessment of all components.
(DE) Corequisite(s): Law 814.
Comment(s): Course is open to second and third-year students.
Registration Restriction(s): Law students only.
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