Government Law Clinic

About the Clinic: The Government Law Clinic offers UC Law SF students a unique opportunity to extern at a City Attorney or County Counsel office, government agency, or office that provides advice to a government agency for credit in the Bay Area while taking a UC Law SF course to support this work. Check out this exciting article about the Clinic!

Recommended Courses: Constitutional Law I and State and Local Government Law. A course directly relevant to a specific placement is also recommended. For example, Labor Law (for a placement with the Labor Team at the City Attorney’s Office), Land Use or Environmental Law (for a placement with the Land Use team at the City Attorney’s Office), or Administrative Law (for a placement with a regulatory agency, like the PUC).

Classroom Component: A weekly two-hour meeting that covers advanced topics in law and ethics relevant to the placements, along with skills training that will enable students to perform outstandingly in their placements (e.g., advanced legal writing, applied legal research) and to maximize the externship’s educational value (critical reflection, learning from feedback, networking techniques, etc.) The classroom component requires regular reading assignments and participation, several short writing assignments, and a journal.

Course Instructor: The course is taught by Raymond Rollan, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel at the State Bar of California.

Open to: JD 4th, 5th, or 6th semester students.

Credit and Grading: 5-7 units total: 2-unit graded non-GPA class component and 3, 4, or 5-unit fieldwork component, graded pass-fail.

More information on application and enrollment can be found on Sharknet.