LAW 723: Legislative Practicum - spring

Prerequisite: 30 units completed; Pre or Co-requisite: LAW 525, permission of instructor, GPA 2.3 and a written sample must be submitted.

A field placement satisfying the three-credit live practice requirement.  Students spend ten hours a week working with Massachusetts legislators, with seven hours per week on site at the Massachusetts State House or constituent offices. The weekly on-campus seminar will cover topics related to legislative work in general and your experiences working with legislators. This field placement will afford students an opportunity for the development of a professional identity, including an intentional exploration of the values, guiding principles, and well-being practices considered foundational to successful legal practice. Professional identity focuses on what it means to be a lawyer and the special obligations lawyers have to their clients and society. The development of professional identity involves an intentional exploration of the values, guiding principles, and well-being practices considered foundational to successful legal practice.