Students in the Civil & Family Justice Clinic represent
clients involved in general civil and family law matters
through placements at the offices of:
Neighborhood
Legal Services,
KidsVoice,
the Allegheny County Bar
Foundation’s Parent Advocates Project,
the Alleghny
County Law Department.
In addition, some clinic
students participate in the representation of clients
through the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Pro Se Motions Project. Through this project clinic
students and volunteer attorneys assist indigent pro se
litigants in Family Court. Assistance is provided in matters
involving visitation, custody, paternity, and Protection
from Abuse Orders (PFAs).
At the Neighborhood Legal
Services placements, students also represent clients in
general civil matters, including landlord/tenant disputes.
At all placements, clinic students, working closely
with their supervising attorneys, take on significant
responsibility at all stages of client representation.
