In an effort to broaden opportunities for students to improve their practical skills, Brooklyn Law School and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University have each introduced new field clinics this semester.
Students enrolled in Cardozo Law’s Gertrud Mainzer Family Defense Field Clinic represent parents in child neglect cases in the Bronx. Students will work under the supervision of The Bronx Defenders to advocate for the parents in abuse, neglect and termination of parental rights proceedings in Family Court. Cardozo Law chose The Bronx Defenders because of its “holistic” defense model, the school said in a press release, which works to connect clients who are disproportionately poor with social services. Cardozo Law students in the clinic are working with social workers and parent advocates in addition to their supervising attorneys.
