CLN: Legislative (Rulli)
Faculty
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| Louis S. Rulli Practice Professor of Law, Director of Civil Practice Clinic & Legislative Clinic lrulli@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Experiential CourseYes
No
Class meets in person.
Meeting Times/Location
M 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Silverman Hall M28
Category
Clinics/Externships
Credits
7.0
PLEASE SEE IMPORTANT ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES FOR CLINICS AVAILABLE ON THE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTION PAGE. You may not enroll in this course if: a) you are enrolled in another clinical course, or an externship in the same semester; or b) you are responsible for 1 or more incomplete grades at the beginning of the semester without express permission from the Clinic Director. You must appear at the first meeting of the course, or you may be automatically dropped (unless you have advance permission from the instructor). Students who elect to use their enrollment in the Clinic to satisfy their Public Service requirement will receive one less credit for this course. Students who secure commitments for acceptable legislative placements prior to the close of the course enrollment period may be accorded enrollment priority by the instructor.
The Legislative Clinic is offered for 7 credits and is open to 3L and 2L students who are interested in legislation and public policy. Enrollment is limited. The seminar component of the Clinic will meet on Mondays from 2:00pm until 4:00pm. Attendance is mandatory, and class participation counts in grading. There is no final examination, however there are required statutory drafting assignments, simulation exercises, oral presentations, and journaling responsibilities.
In addition, each student will be required to secure an approved legislative placement of your choosing that meets the goals of the Clinic. The legislative placement can be in Congress or with a state or local legislature, an executive branch agency that is engaged in legislative or public policy work, or a non-profit advocacy organization pursuing legislative change. You must spend a minimum of two days per week at your legislative placement. To learn more about the Legislative Clinic, visit the website, which has a listing of prior legislative placements and offers tips from prior clinic students on finding a legislative placement. You may also want to read the article, Legislative Clinic opens doors for students passionate about public policy, at https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/news/10204-legislative-clinic-opens-doors-for-students. If you have any questions, please contact Professor Rulli at lrulli@law.upenn.edu.
Students intending to enroll in the course must arrange their class schedules such that they can spend two to three days during the week at their legislative placements. The seminar component of the clinic is held on Mondays and so legislative placements should occur on other days of the week. The clinic has a travel policy that will assist students with the cost of travel to legislative placements outside of Philadelphia.
***IMPORTANT NOTE*** If you are interested in taking the Legislative Clinic, you must bid on the course in the registration process whether or not you have obtained a legislative placement at the time of registration.
Textbooks
"Plain English for Drafting Statutes and Rules" by Robert J. Martineau, Robert J. Martineau, Jr. |