LAW 446p - Veterans Law Practicum.

Working on real cases under the supervision of the Instructor and attorneys from the Department of Veterans Services, students will represent service disabled Veterans before the Department of Veterans Affairs. Students will gain understanding of an administrative law proceeding, including claims before an agency and the administrative appellate rights. As a practicum, this course allows students to interact with a live case and hone critical and effective drafting skills for the workplace. As students learn key components to the administrative proceedings, they will complete various drafting assignments working with a case file before the Department of Veterans Affairs. In addition, this course will focus on legislative and regulatory changes and how these changes directly impact client advocacy. The course will conclude with a white paper undertaking a critical analysis of an aspect of a change in the law made by VA or an interpretation of the law by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and how it has/will impact client representation and advocacy. Four hours. Disbennett-Albrecht