LAWS 8304 BC Defenders Program Clinic

Name: BC Defenders Program Clinic
Rating: 4.66 (74 reviews)

Almost 2 million people are currently incarcerated in the United States. In this clinic, students will explore the problem of mass incarceration and the role of race and poverty in the criminal legal system through the representation of indigent clients charged with crimes and probation violations in the Boston Municipal Court in Dorchester, MA. Students represent clients in all stages of the criminal defense case, from pre-trial hearings through trials in criminal court. Through the clinic, students will learn to be zealous, client-centered advocates. Opportunities for systemic advocacy may arise throughout the year.

Course overview

Department: Law
School: LAW
Credits: 4
Level: Graduate
Offered: Every Fall,Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites: Prerequisites or co-requisites: Criminal Procedure and Evidence or Trial Practice or Permission of Department
Corequisites: LAWS8876 and LAWS9943 and LAWS9996 and LAWS6605

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.66 / 5

Based on 74 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Jenna Cobb
Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.71/5
Lumina Sato
Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.93/5
Steven Van Dyke
Spring 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.90/5

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