Prior to graduation, students must take at least one course in each of the following areas:
Code Course
Skills/Experiential Course
Administrative Course
Writing Course
Social Justice and Public Interest
Attorneys concentrating on social justice and public interest law use a variety of strategies to work for social change. Social justice and public interest law includes race and the law, drug law and policy, criminal sentencing and prison reform, wrongful convictions, poverty law, mental health law, consumer law, bioethics, and domestic violence.
The Center for Excellence in Advocacy offers a Certificate of Concentration in Social Justice Advocacy.
While not all attorneys interested in these issues secure jobs dedicated solely to a legal practice in social justice, Stetson’s numerous courses and certificate program provide students with opportunities to serve others and instill a commitment to social justice, public interest, and public service.
Courses
Core/Foundational Courses |
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Recommended Courses |
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Experiential Courses and Seminars |
Resources
Competitions
Full-Time Faculty Focusing on this Pathway
Librarians
News
Professional Organizations
Public Interest Opportunities
- American Association for Justice
- Child Advocacy Clinic
- Election Law Blog
- Federal Public Defender Clinic
- Immigration Law Clinic
- Innocence Initiative Clinic
- Low Income Taxpayers Clinic
- PoLawTics
- Public Defender Clinic
- SCOTUS Blog
- Summer Law and Policy Internship in Washington, D.C.
- US Court of Appeals for Veteran’s Claims Internship
- Veterans Advocacy Clinic
Student Organizations