The Securities Arbitration Clinic is a one semester, four-credit
clinic offered in the spring and fall. It is open to second and
third-year students.
There are no required pre or co-requisites for Clinic participation
and students do not need to have a securities or finance
background. We suggest that students take courses in Evidence,
Mediation, Negotiation, and Trial Advocacy.
While the minimum weekly time commitment is 15 hours, comprised of
13 office hours and a two-hour weekly seminar, there may be weeks
where students work much more than the minimum. Students meet their
time commitment by holding office hours at the Clinic four days
each week, between Monday and Friday and between the 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. Office hours must be held in a minimum of two-hour blocks and
may not be changed once finalized and approved by the professors,
except in extraordinary and unforeseen circumstances. The seminar
is held on Tuesdays from 1:20 to 3:20 p.m. at the Law School’s
Clinical Office. Students may not schedule office hours during the
weekly seminar.
Students may have a part-time job while participating in the
Clinic. However, part-time work should not interfere with students’
commitment to the Clinic or office hours. Students are cautioned
that the progress of a case can be unpredictable at times and any
part-time position they hold must be flexible enough to accommodate
this unpredictability.
Each student is required to team with two other students to conduct
one Investor Education Seminar during per semester.
For more information about the Securities Arbitration Clinic
requirements, please
contact us.