Clinic Panels for HLS Staff
In an effort to highlight efforts of the clinics at HLS HR is hosting Clinic Panels for staff. You're invited to come and hear from the Clinics first hand about what they do and the impact they are making at the Law School and beyond.
In this session we will be joined by:
Mary Hollingsworth from the Animal Law and Policy Clinic
Andrew Mergen from the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
A short description about each of their clinics is below.
Lunch will be provided.
The Animal Law and Policy Clinic provides students the opportunity to advance the interests of wild, farmed, and captive animals through litigation, administrative rulemaking, policy initiatives, organizing, and other legal advocacy avenues. Students gain direct experience with a broad range of federal and state laws—such as the Endangered Species Act, the Animal Welfare Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act—and develop critically important strategic thinking and analytical skills. Student clinicians evaluate novel legal claims; draft pleadings, public comment letters, and petitions; engage federal and state officials, and advise a range of clients.
The Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic offers students the opportunity to practice environmental law through work on a variety of litigation, administrative, legislative, and policy projects. The clinic works with scientists, medical professionals, nonprofit and public interest organizations, and government clients on environmental and energy issues at the federal, state, and local level. The clinic develops novel strategies to address thorny environmental problems; investigates new cases; works with scientific, economic, and policy experts to help them present their views about the impacts of legal reforms; advises citizen scientists; and convenes meetings of policy-makers and regulators.