LAW 764 Elder Law Clinic
The Elder Law Clinic is a general civil clinic operated by the law school to serve the legal needs of low to moderate income senior citizens in the Guilford County area. Working under the supervision of a clinical director, students provide consultative, transactional, and advocacy legal services with issues such as consumer rights, housing, foreclosure, power of attorney and advanced directives, abuse and neglect, administrative hearings and other significant concerns. Students make community presentations on laws affecting older adults. A weekly classroom session includes topics such as Medicare/Medicaid, ethics, interviewing skills, and areas of law affecting older adults. Students participating in the Elder Law Clinic gain valuable experience with interviewing, case management, negotiation and oral advocacy, along with recognizing communication issues associated with aging. Students must be eligible for NC State Bar Limited Practice Certification. Professional Responsibility is a prerequisite to this course. All clinical courses at the law school are subject to a "no drop" policy. This means that after the course registration period has closed, students will be permitted to drop a clinical course only with the permission of the clinical faculty.