{"id":182,"date":"2015-10-01T17:10:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T21:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/ejc\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2021-12-22T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:52:55","slug":"social-justice-advocacy-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/clinics\/social-justice-advocacy-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Justice Lawyering Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Social Justice Lawyering Clinic<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Taught by:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/ejc\/person\/jennifer-lee\/\">Professor Jennifer Lee<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_360\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-360\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.law.temple.edu\/ejc\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Shut-Down-Berks-conference-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Rhiannon DiClemente \u201816 speaks at a Shut Down Berks press conference about the unlawful state licensing of the Berks County Detention Center for immigrant families.\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/12\/Shut-Down-Berks-conference-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/12\/Shut-Down-Berks-conference.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rhiannon DiClemente \u201816 speaks at a Shut Down Berks press conference about the unlawful state licensing of the Berks County Detention Center for immigrant families.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Social Justice Lawyering Clinic (SJLC) represents individual and organizations on critical issues affecting low-income individuals in the region, with a particular focus on low-wage workers and immigrants. Students offer pro bono legal representation on a range of legal issues, from workplace exploitation to the civil and constitutional rights of immigrants. Clinic students litigate on behalf of clients in federal and state courts. They develop traditional lawyering skills, such as interviewing, counseling, research and legal analysis, negotiation and written and oral advocacy before the courts.\u00a0 Students also partner with organizations to work on policy and legislative reform efforts or community education efforts. This work provides students with the opportunity to learn skills associated with today\u2019s diverse advocacy approaches to effectuate social justice.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u201cThis was probably the most rewarding experience that I&#8217;ve had in law school. I had the opportunity<\/em><em> to<\/em> <em>counsel an individual about the risk of deportation, and weighing this risk<\/em><em> against the importance of asserting her legal rights to minimum and overtime wages.&#8221; \u00a0<\/em><em>Jody Lopez-Jacobs, \u201815<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>In recent semesters, clinic students have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obtained back wages for construction workers, delivery drivers, home health care aides, and house cleaners.<\/li>\n<li>Testified at City Council about the prevalence of wage theft and the need for strengthened wage theft enforcement in Philadelphia.<\/li>\n<li>Created materials to support students, parents, and educators at K-12 schools to create policies that help promote and protect the learning of all students regardless of their immigration status.<\/li>\n<li>Published a report about the impact of ICE\u2019s arrests of immigrants at Pennsylvania courthouses and the impact on access to justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Social Justice Lawyering Clinic is\u00a06 credits: 2 graded; 4 pass\/fail. \u00a0Enrollment is by application. <strong>Skills:<\/strong> Problem solving for individual and organizational clients Client interviewing and counseling skills Litigation skills (e.g., drafting pleadings, negotiations, hearing) Systemic advocacy skills (e.g., public policy advocacy, community education)<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<div class=\"colset\">\n<div class=\"col col-6\">\n<h2>Projects<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/low-wage-worker-organizing\/\">Low-Wage Worker Organizing<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/toolkit-of-model-policies-to-end-ice-collaboration\/\">Ending ICE Collaboration<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/berks-family-detention-center\/\">Berks Family Detention Center<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/non-compete-agreements\/\">Non-compete agreements<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/ice-out-of-courts\/\">ICE out of courts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/non-english-speakers-and-the-courts\/\">Non-English-Speakers and the courts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/welcoming-schools-toolkit-2\/\">Welcoming schools toolkit<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/domestic-workers\/\">Domestic workers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/temporary-workers\/\">Temporary workers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/wage-theft\/\">Wage theft<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/rights-of-restaurant-workers\/\">Rights of restaurant workers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/immigration-detainers\/\">Immigration \u201cdetainers\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/access-to-higher-education\/\">Access to higher education<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col col-6\">\n<h2>Clinic News<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2024\/09\/04\/moshannan-valley-processing-center\/\">Moshannon Valley Processing Center<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2024\/08\/26\/a-sheller-center-first\/\">A Sheller Center First<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2023\/12\/07\/students-participate-in-workers-summit\/\">Students Participate in Workers Summit \u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2023\/11\/29\/helping-temple-students-understand-their-rights-as-tenants\/\">Helping Temple students understand their rights as tenants<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/publication\/law-students-form-clinic-for-student-leasing-aid\/\">Law Students form clinic for student leasing aid<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2023\/10\/06\/protecting-immigrants-in-need-of-long-term-medical-care\/\">Protecting Immigrants in Need of Long-Term Medical Care<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2023\/08\/22\/child-abuse-registry-disproportionately-harms-black-workers-and-families\/\">Child Abuse Registry Disproportionately Harms Black Workers and Families<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2022\/12\/02\/after-years-of-hard-work-by-advocates-berks-immigration-detention-center-to-close\/\">After years of hard work by advocates, Berks Immigration Detention Center to close<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2022\/07\/11\/seeking-feedback-from-attorneys-about-language-access-in-pa-courts\/\">Seeking feedback from attorneys about language access in PA courts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2021\/09\/07\/students-create-tenants-guide-for-unsafe-or-inadequate-housing\/\">Students create tenants&#8217; 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