Barton Child Law Clinic-emory

Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic (Emory School of Law). Prerequisite: Students must have taken or be concurrently enrolled in the 2-credit class Child Advocacy: the Law, the Policy & the Players, taught by Professors Karen Worthington and Mary Margaret Oliver at Emory University School of Law. The Barton Clinic is an in-house legal policy clinic dedicated to providing research, training and support to the public, the child advocacy community, and the legislature of Georgia. Students work on issues before the state legislature, complete research for publication, participate in local and statewide advocacy events, and help inform the discussion on child welfare issues with their own ideas or projects. Four to seven law and other graduate students are selected each semester to participate in the clinic. Applications are accepted prior to pre-registration. Students submit a resume and statement of interest with the professor. Detailed information is available at the clinic website: http://www.childwelfare.net.