Legislative Advocacy Clinic

About the LAC

Students in the Legislative Advocacy Clinic are trained in legislative and public policy advocacy. They learn about the legislative process, drafting, commentary, advocacy, building a legislative agenda, working with coalitions, and ethics. Students work with non-profit organizations advocating in the state legislature to develop and move legislation as well as respond to proposed legislation.

For 2009-2010 students will partner with the Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic to work on legislative advocacy regarding issues affecting juveniles.

Legislative Advocacy in the News

• Students' work pays off as Juvenile Records Sealing Bill is Passed
  Students in the Legislative Advocacy Clinic drafted, analyzed and lobbied through the legislature a bill sealing some juvenile offender records (May 2009)

**Students work in this clinic is in full compliance with the legal limitations on lobbying by faculty or students.