Policy Practicum: Hopi Tribe Appellate Court Assistance Project
Current Offerings
Policy Practicum: Hopi Tribe Appellate Court Assistance Project (809S): Students will serve as off-site law clerks to the Justices of the Hopi Tribal Appellate Court in Arizona. They will assist in preparing for oral arguments and drafting written decisions and any other assistance that the Justices require. Students will receive PW Credit for their work. Students in the law clerk track must commit to both the winter and spring quarters, and to attending the class trip to Hopi, tentatively scheduled for the end of spring break. Elements used in grading: Attendance, Class Performance, Class Participation, Written Assignments. Students in both the policy and clerkship tracks may opt to extend for an additional quarter. APPLICATION: To access Policy Lab Consent Applications go to link SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/.
Sections
Future Offerings
Policy Practicum: Hopi Tribe Appellate Court Assistance Project (809S): Students will serve as off-site law clerks to the Justices of the Hopi Tribal Appellate Court in Arizona. They will assist in preparing for oral arguments and drafting written decisions and any other assistance that the Justices require. Students will receive PW Credit for their work. Students in the law clerk track must commit to both the winter and spring quarters, and to attending the class trip to Hopi, tentatively scheduled for the end of spring break. Elements used in grading: Attendance, Class Performance, Class Participation, Written Assignments. Students in both the policy and clerkship tracks may opt to extend for an additional quarter. APPLICATION: To access Policy Lab Consent Applications go to link SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/.
Sections
Past Offerings
Policy Practicum: Hopi Tribe Appellate Court Assistance Project (809S): Students will assist the client, the Hopi Tribal Appellate Court, in two separate tracks. Track 1: Law Clerks (6 credits) (max 6 students): Students will serve as off-site law clerks to the Justices of the Hopi Tribal Appellate Court in Arizona. They will assist in preparing for oral arguments and drafting written decisions and any other assistance that the Justices require. Students will receive R-Paper Credit for their work. Students in the law clerk track must commit to both the winter and spring quarters, and to attending the class trip to Hopi, tentatively scheduled for the end of spring break. Track 2: Policy Research (3 credits, R-credit) (max 6 students) : Students will assist the Appellate Court in one of two projects: 1) revising the primary Hopi legal treatise summarizing Hopi caselaw, and 2) researching alternative approaches to juvenile justice, with a focus on drug treatment, diversion, and rehabilitation. Students, including non-law students, with a background in sociology, social psychology, criminology, and other related disciplines are especially encouraged to apply for this second project. Students will present their research and findings to Justices at the end of the quarter. Commitment to the policy research track is for the winter quarter only, with the option to extend to future quarters. Both Tracks: Students in both tracks will travel to the Hopi Reservation and the Grand Canyon. This trip is tentatively scheduled for March 26-30 (the end of SLS spring break), though precise scheduling depends on the Hopi court calendar. SLS will cover flights, accommodation, and reasonable travel expenses. Attendance on this trip is required for students in the law clerk track and strongly encouraged for students in the policy track; applications from students able to commit to the trip will receive preference in admissions. Coursework or background in federal Indian law is helpful but not required. Students who sufficiently complete their work for our client will receive a mandatory pass. Elements used in grading: Attendance, Class Performance, Class Participation, Written Assignments. Students in both the policy and clerkship tracks may opt to extend for an additional quarter. APPLICATION: To access Policy Lab Consent Applications go to link SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/.
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2024-2025 SpringSchedule No Longer Available
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2024-2025 SpringSchedule No Longer Available
Policy Practicum: Hopi Tribe Appellate Court Assistance Project (809S): Students will assist the client, the Hopi Tribal Appellate Court, in two separate tracks. Track 1: Law Clerks (6 credits) (max 6 students): Students will serve as off-site law clerks to the Justices of the Hopi Tribal Appellate Court in Arizona. They will assist in preparing for oral arguments and drafting written decisions and any other assistance that the Justices require. Students will receive R-Paper Credit for their work. Students in the law clerk track must commit to both the winter and spring quarters, and to attending the class trip to Hopi, tentatively scheduled for the end of spring break. Track 2: Policy Research (3 credits, R-credit) (max 6 students) : Students will assist the Appellate Court in one of two projects: 1) revising the primary Hopi legal treatise summarizing Hopi caselaw, and 2) researching alternative approaches to juvenile justice, with a focus on drug treatment, diversion, and rehabilitation. Students, including non-law students, with a background in sociology, social psychology, criminology, and other related disciplines are especially encouraged to apply for this second project. Students will present their research and findings to Justices at the end of the quarter. Commitment to the policy research track is for the winter quarter only, with the option to extend to future quarters. Both Tracks: Students in both tracks will travel to the Hopi Reservation and the Grand Canyon. This trip is tentatively scheduled for March 26-30 (the end of SLS spring break), though precise scheduling depends on the Hopi court calendar. SLS will cover flights, accommodation, and reasonable travel expenses. Attendance on this trip is required for students in the law clerk track and strongly encouraged for students in the policy track; applications from students able to commit to the trip will receive preference in admissions. Coursework or background in federal Indian law is helpful but not required. Students who sufficiently complete their work for our client will receive a mandatory pass. Elements used in grading: Attendance, Class Performance, Class Participation, Written Assignments. Students in both the policy and clerkship tracks may opt to extend for an additional quarter. APPLICATION: To access Policy Lab Consent Applications go to link SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/.
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2024-2025 WinterSchedule No Longer Available
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2024-2025 WinterSchedule No Longer Available
Policy Practicum: Hopi Tribe Appellate Court Assistance Project (809S): Students will assist the client, the Hopi Tribal Appellate Court, in two separate tracks. Track 1 (Section 1): Law Clerks (3 credits, EL credit) (max 6 students): Students will serve as off-site law clerks to the Justices of the Hopi Tribal Appellate Court in Arizona. Law clerks will be assigned to a Justice with whom they will meet regularly to discuss their assignments. They will assist in preparing for oral arguments and drafting written decisions and any other assistance that the Justices require. Students will receive R-Paper Credit for their work. Track 2 (Section 02 R-credit & Section 03): Policy Research (2-3 credits, R credit option for 3 units) (max 6-8 students): Students will assist the Appellate Court in researching and developing internal policy documents. These matters may include assistance in creating rules of procedure and facilitating mediation and restorative justice methodologies. Students will present their research and findings to Justices at the end of the quarter. Students in this track may opt-in to the 3-credit R-paper track, which will require taking on an additional assignment. Both Tracks: Students in both tracks will travel to the Hopi Reservation and the Grand Canyon on April 18-21. SLS will cover flights, accommodation, and reasonable travel expenses. Attendance on this trip is required for students in the law clerk track and strongly encouraged for students in the policy track; applications from students able to commit to the trip will receive preference in admissions. Coursework or background in federal Indian law is helpful but not required. Students who sufficiently complete their work for our client will receive a mandatory pass. After the term begins, students accepted into the course can transfer from section 01 into section 02 (3 units, R-credit) or Section 03 (2 units), with consent of the instructor. Elements used in grading: Attendance, Class Performance, Class Participation, Written Assignments. This policy lab will be offered in future terms. We encourage students to participate in subsequent quarters if they can do so. CONSENT APPLICATION: To access Policy Lab Consent Applications go to link SLS Registrar https://registrar.law.stanford.edu/.
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2023-2024 SpringSchedule No Longer Available
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2023-2024 SpringSchedule No Longer Available
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2023-2024 SpringSchedule No Longer Available