295.5Z sec. 001 - East Bay Community Law Center Clinic (Fall 2025)
Instructor: Rebecca Oyama (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
Instructor: Zoe M Polk (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
View all teaching evaluations for this course - degree students only
Units: 1 - 10
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Course End: December 04, 2025
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 27
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 40
As of: 06/20 08:09 AM

This two-unit seminar (289) and the co-requisite clinic (295.5Z) integrate hands-on lawyering experiences at the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC) with reading, reflection, and classroom discussion on the theory and practice of women of color centered legal services. An application available on the school's clinic homepage (www.law.berkeley.edu/clinics.htm) is required, as is admission to the specific clinic, and concurrent enrollment in the seminar and clinic is mandatory for new students (advanced clinic work may be conducted in subsequent semesters with the permission of the instructors under Law 295.5y). Applications open 4/8 at 3pm, and are due by noon on 4/15.
Students work a minimum of 16 or 20 hours per week (varies per clinic) under the close supervision of attorneys in one of EBCLC’s eight clinics. Please see EBCLC's website for the full list of clinics and descriptions: https://ebclc.org/legal-education/clinical-education/academic-year/.
Requirements Satisfaction:
When this Clinic and Seminar are taken in the same semester, they are counted together as satisfying one of the following requirements:
Students who want the clinic/seminar to satisfy Option 2 of the Writing Requirement must obtain instructor approval and complete a paper or series of written work, with drafts, of 30 or more pages. To receive Option 2 credit, students must submit this form: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Writing_Requirement_2017.pdf In addition to the above-designated requirement choice, the units from this Clinic/Seminar fulfill the Race and the Law requirement. Please contact Student Academic Advising and Support Services (SAASS) with any questions. |
Exam Notes: (None) Series of papers or assignments throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Clinics
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Criminal Law
Race and Law
Social Justice and Public Interest
If you are the instructor or their FSU, you may add a file like a syllabus or a first assignment to this page.
Readers:
No reader.
Books:
Instructor has not yet confirmed their textbook order, please check back later.