Students in both the online and in person J.D. programs will have an opportunity to apply administrative law principles and learn about one or more regulatory bodies of law and procedure through representation of individual clients before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Substantive areas of law may include Veterans' Benefits or Social Security Disability. Students will interview an individual who disagrees with a government decision about their eligibility. They will work to conduct an investigation, gather relevant evidence, and develop interrogatories and a strategy to help prove the case. A significant component of the work focuses on the development and evaluation of medical evidence and navigating healthcare systems.

At the end of the semester, students will attend an actual hearing where they will make opening and closing arguments, conduct direct and cross examination and write a persuasive brief.

This class will be good for serious students who have an interest in public interest work, healthcare-related legal practice, administrative law and/or trial work. Skills that will be developed are communication, client interviewing and counseling, development of evidence, case strategies and presentation, oral and written persuasion, and collaboration.