Field Placement
Academic Year/Summer
Faculty Supervisor
Supervising Attorney
Louis Villemez, Jessie Lundberg
Prerequisite
Professional Responsibility
Recommended
Family Law, Criminal Procedure - Investigative, Criminal Procedure - Adjudicative
Areas of Emphasis
Family law; landlord/tenant law; consumer law; torts; contracts; civil procedure; criminal law; criminal procedure; identification of legal issues; legal research, analysis, and writing; factual investigation and development; problem-solving; objective and persuasive oral and written communication; client interviewing and counseling; office practice and procedure; professional ethics; negotiation; plea bargaining; civil litigation; criminal defense litigation; cross-professional collaboration; access to justice
Sample Projects
- Advise and represent clients in family law disputes.
- Advise and represent clients in landlord/tenant disputes
- Mediate and negotiate University student disputes
General Information
ASUM Legal Services provides legal services to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ at the University. Law Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ will provide advice, brief services and representation on a variety of matters including dissolutions, negligence, consumer, contracts, landlord/tenant, wills, and other civil issues. Criminal matters are generally limited to misdemeanors.