LAWS8328 · Law

Youth & Family Rights Clinic

Boston College Law School

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Claire Donohue Prono

Clinical Associate Professor, Law Faculty

4 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.6
Course: 4.7

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Claire Donohue Prono

Clinical Associate Professor, Law Faculty

4 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.6
Course: 4.7

About this course

This clinic focuses on advocating for the rights of youth and families when the state involuntarily intervenes into their family life. Students in the clinic have the opportunity to practice individual client representation skills on behalf of youth and adult clients as well as systems change advocacy skills on behalf of organizational clients. Individual client representation includes litigation at the state administrative level as well as in the Massachusetts Juvenile and Superior Courts. Each student works on at least one litigation matter and on one community advocacy/policy matter.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.87 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.93 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.80 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.87 / 5

Weekly effort: ~9 hours

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Evaluation history 4 terms

All available terms for LAWS8328. Numerical averages use the five-point scale.
Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Fall 2024	1	5.0	5.0
Spring 2024	1	4.4	4.4
Fall 2023	1	4.6	4.6
Spring 2023	1	4.8	4.6