Appeal and Post-Conviction Advocacy Clinic
LEX 8601 Cr. 4
Corequisite/prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession
Recommended courses: (1) LEX 7161 Criminal Procedure: Investigation, (2) LEX 7166 Criminal Procedure: Adjudication or (3) LEX 7266 Evidence.
Clinical legal writing experience. Students prepare briefs and other pleadings for indigent clients with pending felony appeals in cooperation with the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office. Students meet with the instructor in individual sessions and class sessions to discuss writing, research and the appellate and correctional processes. Students have client contact and participate in simulated court argument.
Notes: Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as a clinic. Limited to 8 students. Consent of Director of Clinical Education required. Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses. Students must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. Preference given to evening students, graduating students and students who have not previously taken a live-client clinic.

Appeal and Post-Conviction Advocacy Clinic (Advanced)
LEX 8603
Pre-req.:  LEX 8601 Appeal and Post-Conviction Advocacy Clinic
Notes: Consent of Instructor required. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. No scheduled class meeting.

Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic
LEX 8604 Cr. 6
Corequisites/prerequisites: (1) LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession and (2) LEX 7371 Immigration and Nationality Law
The classroom component of this clinic will teach students (1) the lawyering skills and values needed to effectively represent clients, and (2) the legal skills and knowledge needed to represent, in particular, clients seeking asylum or other immigration benefits, including in an Immigration Court hearing. The course will utilize a simulation of an asylum case throughout the semester to explore certain legal skills in depth. The course will also explore professional responsibility issues commonly faced by immigration attorneys. In the clinical component, students will represent individual clients on a variety of immigration matters including, but not limited to, asylum, withholding of removal, relief under the Convention Against Torture, U and T visas for victims of trafficking and other crimes, relief under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), Temporary Protected Status, and Special Immigrant Juvenile Visas, as well as helping clients who have obtained relief with family reunification, adjustment and eventually, naturalization.
Notes: Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as a clinic. Limited to 8 students. Consent of instructor required. Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses. Students must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. Preference will be given to graduating students and students who have not previously taken a live-client clinic. LL.M. students who take this course may apply only 4 credits toward their degree.

Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic (Advanced)
LEX 8606 Cr. 2
Prerequisite: LEX 8604 Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic
In this clinic, students will continue their work with the Asylum and Immigration Law Clinic gaining increased experience in different settings and issues. Students may also organize and participate in community outreach projects.
Notes: Invitation from instructor required. No scheduled class meeting times. Does not satisfy Experiential Learning Requirement. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct.

Business and Community Law Clinic
LEX 8631 Cr. 6
Corequisites/prerequisites: (1) LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession; and (2) LEX 7156 Corporations.
Recommended courses: (a) LEX 7816 Taxation; (b) LEX 7420 Introduction to Intellectual Property; (c) LEX 7136 Copyright Law; (d) LEX 7656 Patent Law; and (e) LEX 7831 Trademarks and Unfair Competition.
The classroom component of this clinic teaches students the skills and values needed to effectively represent entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations on transactional matters, including client interviewing, counseling and contract drafting and negotiation skills. It will also address areas of law urban entrepreneurs commonly encounter through choice of business entity, commercial real estate leasing, copyright and trademark, and more. In the clinical component, students represent urban entrepreneurs and nonprofit clients on a variety of transactional matters ranging from entity formation, to federal and state tax exemption applications, to counseling on the protection and licensing of intellectual property. Students interview the clients, determine their needs, develop an action plan to address those needs, and provide the appropriate legal services.
Notes: Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as a clinic. Limited to 8 students. Consent of instructor required. Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses. Students must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. Preference will be given to graduating students and students who have not previously taken a live-client clinic. LL.M. students who take this course may apply only 4 credits toward their degree.

Business and Community Law Clinic (Advanced)
LEX 8633 Cr. 2
Prerequisite: Business and Community Law Clinic.
Students will be expected to spend between five and ten hours a week continuing their work on ongoing cases that have significant deadlines during the semester. Advanced Clinic students will also work with BCL faculty to provide direction and guidance to those enrolled in the BCL Clinic for the first time, in areas in which Advanced Clinic students have already acquired some expertise, as well as coordinate community outreach and informational programs. Time spent in the Advanced Clinic will include a one-hour weekly meeting with the BCL faculty to discuss the status of client matters.
Notes: Invitation from instructor required. No scheduled class meeting. Does not satisfy the Experiential Learning Requirement. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct.

Community Advocacy Clinic
LEX 8608 Cr. 3
Corequisite/prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession.
Students in this clinic will have the opportunity to address an area of particular need in a community, collaborating with a community group, coalition or public interest legal organization, and completing an advocacy project. Through this clinic, students will learn valuable community advocacy and engagement skills.  This clinic satisfies the Experiential Learning Requirement as a clinic. 
Notes: Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as a clinic. Enrollment is limited. Consent of Director of Clinical Education required. Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses. Students must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Preference given to evening students, graduating students, and students who have not previously taken a live-client clinic. 

Corporate Counsel Externship: Practicum
LEX 8515 Cr. 2
Corequisite/prerequisite: (1) LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession
Corequisite: (1) LEX 8516 Corporate Counsel Externship: Colloquium.
Students perform 150 hours of work in corporate counsel offices of non-profit and for-profit entities for two credits. Students are assigned tasks similar to those performed by attorneys in corporate counsel or general counsel offices. The Practicum is an opportunity for students to develop professional skills, including legal analysis and reasoning, contract drafting, problem-solving, communication, teamwork, negotiation, and fact-finding. Students will also learn about important workplace issues such as time management, corporate culture, professionalism, and giving and receiving feedback.

Notes: Mandatory component of Corporate Counsel Externship. Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as an externship. Limited to 12 students. Consent of Director of Externship Programs or Director of Clinic Education required. Students must have completed at least 30 law school credits by the time the course begins, with passing grades in all first-year courses for which grades have been assigned. Students must be in good academic standing and satisfy minimum cumulative GPA requirements at the time of application (2.0 for J.D. students who have already completed at least 30 law school credits, 2.33 for J.D. students who have not yet completed at least 30 law school credits but are expected to have done so by the time the course begins, and 3.0 for LL.M. students). Grading will be on an Honors, Pass, Low Pass, No Credit basis.

Corporate Counsel Externship: Colloquium
LEX 8516 Cr. 2  
Corequisite/prerequisite: Coreq.: (1) LEX 8515 Corporate Counsel Externship: Practicum and (2) concurrently working at least 150 hours in an approved placement; prereq./coreq. LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession. 
Students will learn about substantive issues encountered in an in-house legal department and the ethical responsibilities of in-house counsel. Substantial class time is devoted to professional skills instruction on topics such as working with outside counsel, conflict management, contract drafting, and conducting internal investigations. Students will also participate in facilitated discussion and analysis of their fieldwork observations and experiences. Chief legal officers, general counsel, and senior managing attorneys will guest lecture in some classes.
Notes: Mandatory component of Corporate Counsel Externship. Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as an externship. Limited to 12 students. Consent of Director of Externship Programs or Director of Clinic Education required. Students must have completed at least 30 law school credits by the time the course begins, with passing grades in all first-year courses for which grades have been assigned. Students must be in good academic standing and satisfy minimum cumulative GPA requirements at the time of application (2.0 for J.D. students who have already completed at least 30 law school credits, 2.33 for J.D. students who have not yet completed at least 30 law school credits but are expected to have done so by the time the course begins, and 3.0 for LL.M. students).

Disability Law Clinic
LEX 8641 Cr. 6
Corequisite/prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession. May not be taken for credit by those who have taken LEX 8621 Free Legal Aid Clinic or LEX 8661 Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic.
Notes: Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as a clinic. Limited to 8 students. Consent of instructor required. Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. Preference given to graduating students and students who have not previously taken a live-client clinic. LL.M.s who take this course may apply only 4 credits toward their degree.  

Disability Law Clinic (Advanced)
LEX 8642
Prereq.: LEX 8641 Disability Law Clinic
Notes: Does NOT meet Experiential Learning Requirement. Invitation to participate from instructor required. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. No scheduled class meeting. 

Free Legal Aid
LEX 8621 Cr. 4
Corequisite/prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession.
The Free Legal Aid Clinic Inc. (FLAC) is a student-run, non-profit organization with a board of directors composed entirely of current Wayne Law students. FLAC partners with legal services organizations to provide free legal services to low-income people in Wayne County. FLAC students practice under the supervision of legal aid attorneys and law school faculty pursuant to the Michigan Student Practice Rule. Students, who work an average of 12-14 hours per week, are responsible for all aspects of the cases assigned to them, including interviewing clients, drafting pleadings and other court filings, arguing motions, conducting trials and evidentiary hearings, negotiating with opposing counsel, researching legal issues, and drafting legal documents. Students participate in a twice-weekly seminar class for this letter-graded course. Credits earned meet the experiential learning and clinical education requirements.
Notes: Meets the professional skills requirement. Enrollment limited to 16 students. Invitation to work at the Free Legal Aid Clinic Inc. from that organization's board of directors required. Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses. Students must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Preference will be given to graduating students and students who have not previously taken a live-client clinic."

Fundamentals of Business and Community Law Clinic
LEX 8643 Cr. 4
Prereq/coreq: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility & the Legal Profession and LEX 7156 Corporations. Recommended courses: LEX 7816 Taxation; LEX 7420 Introduction to Intellectual Property; LEX 7136 Copyright Law; LEX 7656 Patent Law; and LEX 7831 Trademarks and Unfair Competition.

Not open to students who have taken LEX 7655 Introduction to Contemporary Patent Law.

The classroom component of this clinic teaches students the skills and values needed to effectively represent entrepreneurs and nonprofit organizations on transactional matters, including client interviewing, counseling and contract drafting and negotiation skills. It will also address areas of law urban entrepreneurs commonly encounter through choice of business entity, commercial real estate leasing, copyright and trademark, and more. In the clinical component, students represent urban entrepreneurs and nonprofit clients on a variety of transactional matters ranging from entity formation to federal and state tax exemption applications, to counseling on the protection and licensing of intellectual property. Students interview the clients, determine their needs, develop an action plan to address those needs, and provide the appropriate legal services.
Notes: Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as a clinic. Limited to 8 students. Consent of instructor required. Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses. Students must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. Preference will be given to graduating students and students who have not previously taken a live-client clinic. LL.M. students who take this course may apply only 4 credits toward their degree. Not open to students who have taken LEX 8631 Business & Community Law Clinic.

Holistic Defense Externship: Colloquium
LEX 8518. Cr. 2
Corequisite/prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession   

Corequisite: (1) Holistic Defense Externship: Practicum (2) concurrently working at least 150 hours in an approved placement, and (3) SW 6991 Holistic Defense Seminar. 

In this practice-based course, students will learn the knowledge and skillset necessary to become effective practitioners of holistic defense.  Holistic defense is a multifaceted approach to legal representation that recognizes the social and legal challenges that drive many individuals into the criminal justice system, and the collateral or enmeshed consequences that may result from an individual’s contact with the system.  These potential consequences include effects on a person’s immigration status, housing and employment opportunities, access to public benefits, voting rights, and the custody of children.  Students will study the core elements of holistic representation, the interrelation between various legal systems, and the substantive law that can result in such consequences.  Students will examine how to work collaboratively with other professionals in order to provide holistic representation.  Substantial class time will be devoted to professional skills instruction, as well as discussion and analysis of students' fieldwork experiences.  

Notes: Mandatory component of Holistic Defense Externship. Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as an externship. Limited to 12 students. Consent of Director of Externship Programs or Director of Clinic Education required. Students must have completed at least 30 law school credits by the time the course begins, with passing grades in all first-year courses for which grades have been assigned. Students must be in good academic standing and satisfy minimum cumulative GPA requirements at the time of application (2.0 for J.D. students who have already completed at least 30 law school credits, 2.33 for J.D. students who have not yet completed at least 30 law school credits but are expected to have done so by the time the course begins, and 3.0 for LL.M. students).  Note that the Co-requisite SW 6991 Holistic Defense Seminar counts as one of the 4 graduate level courses that students are permitted to take but does not count toward satisfying the Experiential Learning Requirement(see Academic Regulations I.D.3. and V.F.2.c.)  Students must fill out and submit a Graduate Course Approval form to the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for approval in order for the credit to be counted toward the J.D. degree.  Students will receive a mark of “CR” on their J.D. transcript if they earn a “C” or better and a mark of “NC” if they earn a “C-“ or below in the seminar.  Students may not elect a course on a Pass/No credit basis in the same semester they are enrolled in a Graduate level course. 

Holistic Defense Seminar (SW 6991) 

This seminar course offered through the School of Social Work is an element of the Holistic Defense Externship designed to supplement the experience of students working within legal organizations that use both attorneys and social workers to meet the needs of clients involved in the criminal justice system. Topics covered in the seminar include interdisciplinary differences, roles/responsibilities of different professionals in holistic defense, defining advocacy for each profession, cooperative working relationships, ethics/ethical dilemmas, managing conflict, confidentiality, problem solving, court/legal processes, and accessing treatment and services within the community. 

Notes: Mandatory component of Holistic Defense Externship. Holistic Defense Seminar counts as one of the 4 graduate level courses that students are permitted to take but does not count toward satisfying the Experiential Learning Requirement (see Academic Regulations I.D.3.,I.G., and V.F.2.c.)  Students must fill out and submit a Graduate Course Approval form to the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs for approval in order for the credit to be counted toward the J.D. degree.  Students will receive a mark of “CR” on their J.D. transcript if they earn a “C” or better and a mark of “NC” if they earn a “C-” or below in the seminar. Students may not elect a course on a Pass/No credit basis in the same semester they are enrolled in a Graduate level course.

Immigration Appellate Advocacy Clinic
LEX 8645 Cr. 3
Corequisite/prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession.
Recommended course: LEX 7371 Immigration and Nationality Law

Students in this clinic will represent indigent or low-income clients in appeals before the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA).  Students will develop advanced legal research and writing skills while learning the complexities of immigration and administrative law in the context of practice before the BIA. In addition, students will learn valuable practice skills, including case planning, legal strategy development, and challenges of the client relationship in an appellate context.  Students are expected to draft and file an appellate immigration brief with the BIA.  Course satisfies Experiential Learning Requirement as a clinic.
Notes: Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as a clinic. Limited to 8 students. Consent of Director of Clinical Education required. Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses. Students must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. Preference will be given to evening students, graduating students, and students who have not previously taken a live-client clinic.

Judicial Externship: Practicum
LEX 8507 Cr. 2
Corequisite/prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession
Corequisite: LEX 8508 Judicial Externship: Colloquium

Students perform 150 hours of work in judicial chambers. Students are assigned tasks similar to those performed by judicial clerks. Students will also learn about important workplace issues such as time management, the professional culture of the office, professionalism, and giving and receiving feedback.

Notes: Mandatory component of Judicial Externship. Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as an externship. Limited to 12 students. Consent of director of externship programs or director of clinical education required. Students must have completed at least 30 law school credits by the time the course begins, with passing grades in all first-year courses for which grades have been assigned. Students must be in good academic standing and satisfy minimum cumulative GPA requirements at the time of application (2.0 for J.D. students who have already completed at least 30 law school credits, 2.33 for J.D. students who have not yet completed at least 30 law school credits but are expected to have done so by the time the course begins, and 3.0 for LL.M. students). Grading will be on an Honors, Pass, Low Pass, No Credit basis.

Judicial Externship: Colloquium
LEX 8508 Cr. 2
Corequisite/prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession
Corequisite: (1) LEX 8507 Judicial Externship: Practicum and (2) concurrently working at least 150 hours in an approved placement.

Substantial class time is devoted to professional skills instruction and to facilitate discussion and analysis of students' fieldwork observations and experiences in LEX 8507. 

Notes: Mandatory component of Judicial Externship. Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as an externship. Limited to 12 students. Consent of director of externship programs or director of clinical education required. Students must have completed at least 30 law school credits by the time the course begins, with passing grades in all first-year courses for which grades have been assigned. Students must be in good academic standing and satisfy minimum cumulative GPA requirements at the time of application (2.0 for J.D. students who have already completed at least 30 law school credits, 2.33 for J.D. students who have not yet completed at least 30 law school credits but are expected to have done so by the time the course begins, and 3.0 for LL.M. students).

Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Externship: Practicum
LEX 8511 Cr. 9-11
Corequisite: LEX 8512 Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Externship: Colloquium
Prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession

Students perform 480-600 hours of work at approved placements in Washington D.C. and earn 9, 10, or 11 credits. Students are assigned tasks like those performed by attorneys in their offices. The Practicum is an opportunity for students to develop professional skills, including legal analysis and reasoning, problem solving, communication, teamwork, negotiation, and fact-finding. Students will also learn about important workplace issues such as time management, the professional culture of the office, professionalism, and giving and receiving feedback.
Notes: Mandatory component of Lawyering in the Nation’s Capital Externship. Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as an externship. Limited to 8 students. Consent of director of externship programs or director of clinical education required. Students must have completed at least 30 law school credits by the time the course begins, with passing grades in all first-year courses for which grades have been assigned. Students must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher at the time of application. Grading will be on an Honors, Pass, Low Pass, No Credit basis.

Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Externship: Colloquium
LEX 8512 Cr. 3
Corequisite: (1) LEX 8511 Lawyering in the Nation's Capital Externship: Practicum and (2) concurrently performing 480-600 hours of work in an approved placement.
Prerequisites: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession
In this externship course, students will explore the role of the Washington, D.C. lawyer and learn about the various entities, organizations, agencies, and individuals involved in making national public policy. Through a series of guest lectures and readings on the congressional process, advocacy, and agency rule-making, the seminar will teach the legislative process, the role of oversight and of interest groups, and the inter-relationship among the three branches.
Notes: Mandatory component of Lawyering in the Nation’s Capital Externship. Meets the Experiential Education Requirement as an externship. Limited to 8 students. Consent of director of externship programs or director of clinical education required. Students must have completed at least 30 law school credits by the time the course begins, with passing grades in all first-year courses for which grades have been assigned. Students must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher at the time of application.

Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic
LEX 8661 Cr. 6
Corequisite/prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession

Students in this clinic work with healthcare professionals at the Karmanos Cancer Center to identify and resolve legal issues that present barriers to patient care and wellbeing. Students advise and assist people with cancer in matters pertaining to health insurance, housing, employee rights and benefits, estate and healthcare planning, and public benefits. Students will develop skills that can be used in a broad range of practice settings, including interviewing and counseling, case management, problem-solving, persuasive fact analysis, legal drafting, negotiation, effective oral communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Students will examine ethical issues that most lawyers are likely to encounter, using decisions that must be made in their cases as source material for analysis. Ethical issues explored include: maintaining confidentiality; identifying and managing conflicts of interest; establishing, defining the scope of, and terminating the lawyer-client relationship; and allocating decision-making authority between lawyer and client. Students will learn about legal issues that affect people with cancer, the complex intersection of law and health, the medicalâ€legal partnership model of legal services delivery, and client-centered and holistic approaches to the lawyerâ€client relationship.
Notes: Meets the professional skills requirement. Enrollment is limited and varies each semester. Consent of instructor required. Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses. Students must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. Preference will be given to graduating students and students who have not previously taken a live-client clinic. Participation in this clinic may require a flu shot, COVID-19 vaccine, tuberculosis testing and TDaP testing. The cost will be covered by the clinic.

Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic (Advanced)
LEX 8662 Cr. 2
Prerequisite: LEX 8661 Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic.

Students continue their work on cases or projects begun in the Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer (LAPC) Clinic that could not be completed in a single term, work on new cases or projects that involve more complex issues or give students opportunities to develop additional skills, or serve as teaching assistants for the LAPC Clinic. Students will be expected to perform at least 100 hours of clinical work, including regular and frequent meetings with the course instructors. This course does not have a classroom component, but students who serve as teaching assistants will be expected to participate in some LAPC classes. Students will be required to document their clinical work through detailed, contemporaneous time logs.
Notes: Does NOT meet Experiential Learning Requirement. Invitation from instructor required. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. No scheduled class meeting times. 

Patent Procurement Clinic
LEX 8615 Cr.4
Corequisites/prerequisites: (1) LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession and (2) LEX 7656 Patent Law
Technical prerequisites: Students must meet U.S. Patent and Trademark Office qualifications for participation, including either at least a bachelor's degree in a recognized technical subject such as biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering and physics, or a demonstrated knowledge of the same through undergraduate course work or work experience.

Students in this clinic represent clients in patent procurement matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Detroit, Michigan Satellite Office.  Students' work will include interviewing and counseling clients, fact investigation, performing legal research, conducting prior art searches, and drafting and prosecuting patent applications.  Students learn the skills and values needed to effectively represent clients in patent procurement matters.  Students also explore substantive areas of patent law that arise in the matters they are handling.  In addition, students explore professional responsibility issues commonly faced by patent attorneys, such as conflicts, competence, and confidentiality. The Patent Procurement Clinic ("PPC") is a one-semester clinic graded on an Honors, Pass, Low Pass, No credit basis.  The PPC satisfies the professional skills requirement but not the upper-class writing requirement.  In a typical semester, enrollment in the clinic will be limited to 8 students.
Notes: Meets the professional skills requirement. Enrollment is limited and varies each semester. Consent of instructor required. Open only to students who have completed all required first-year courses. Students must be in good academic standing and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. Preference will be given to graduating students and students who have not previously taken a live-client clinic.

Patent Procurement Clinic (Advanced)
LEX 8616 Cr.2
Prerequisite: LEX 8615 Patent Procurement Clinic
Students in this clinic represent clients in patent procurement matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Detroit, Michigan, Satellite Office. There is no classroom component in the Advanced Patent Procurement Clinic. Students will be expected to spend between five to ten hours per week continuing work on ongoing cases that have significant deadlines during the semester, gaining increased experience in different settings and addressing more complex issues. Advanced Clinic students will also work with PPC faculty to provide direction and guidance to those enrolled in the PPC Clinic for the first time, in areas in which Advanced Clinic students have already acquired some expertise. Time spent in the Advanced Clinic will include a one-hour weekly meeting with the Clinic's faculty to discuss the status of client matters
Notes: Meets professional skills requirement. Invitation from instructor required. Students must also meet the requirements of Michigan Court Rule 8.120. At Wayne State Law School this includes being in good standing under the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct. No scheduled class meeting times.

Public Service Externship: Practicum
LEX 8598 Cr. 2
Corequisite/prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession.
Corequisite: LEX 8599 Public Service Externship: Colloquium
Students perform 150 hours of work in a public interest setting. Students are assigned tasks similar to those performed by entry-level public interest lawyers.

Notes: Mandatory component of Public Service Externship. Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as an externship. Limited to 12 students. Consent of director of externship programs or director of clinical education required. Students must have completed at least 30 law school credits by the time the course begins, with passing grades in all first-year courses for which grades have been assigned. Students must be in good academic standing and satisfy minimum cumulative GPA requirements at the time of application (2.0 for J.D. students who have already completed at least 30 law school credits, 2.33 for J.D. students who have not yet completed at least 30 law school credits but are expected to have done so by the time the course begins, and 3.0 for LL.M. students). Grading will be on an Honors, Pass, Low Pass, No Credit basis.

Public Service Externship: Colloquium
LEX 8599 Cr. 2
Corequisite/prerequisite: LEX 6800 Professional Responsibility and the Legal Profession
Corequisite: (1) LEX 8598 Public Service Externship: Practicum and (2) concurrently working at least 150 hours in an approved placement.
Substantial class time is devoted to professional skills instruction and to facilitate discussion and analysis of students' fieldwork observations and experiences in the Practicum (LEX 8598).
Notes: Mandatory component of the Public Service Externship. Meets the Experiential Learning Requirement as an externship. Limited to 12 students. Consent of director of externship programs or director of clinical education required. Students must have completed at least 30 law school credits by the time the course begins, with passing grades in all first-year courses for which grades have been assigned. Students must be in good academic standing and satisfy minimum cumulative GPA requirements at the time of application (2.0 for J.D. students who have already completed at least 30 law school credits, 2.33 for J.D. students who have not yet completed at least 30 law school credits but are expected to have done so by the time the course begins, and 3.0 for LL.M. students).

Advanced Externship

LEX 8595 Cr. 2

Prerequisite: Successful completion of a Corporate Counsel, Holistic Defense, Judicial, or Public Service Externship Colloquium and Practicum; Good academic standing; GPA of 2.0 or higher (2.33 for J.D. students who have not yet received thirty credits of grades, 3.0 for LL.M. students); Successful completion of Professional Responsibility.

Advanced Externship is a two-credit course for those who have taken a previous externship and wish to continue at the same placement or switch to a different placement within the same externship program for additional experiential opportunities. Students will complete 150 hours of work at an approved field placement, submit reflective memoranda as assigned, and meet with the Director of Externships, or other designated Faculty Supervisor, at least three times during the semester. Application process and invitation of instructor required for admission.

Notes: Advanced Externship does not count toward satisfying the Experiential Learning Requirement but does count toward the limit on credits received from clinics and externships (see Academic Regulations I.G.)