Credits: 6

The Department of Corrections is one of the largest employers in the state. Students will work in the Employment Litigation Section of the Office of the General Counsel and will represent the Department in cases involving the Florida Career Service System, the Florida Civil Rights Act, the Florida Drug Free Workplace Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act, among other substantive areas. Students will gain experience in basic lawyering skills such as fact gathering, identifying and applying law to facts, developing case strategy, drafting pre-trial stipulations, anticipating evidentiary problems, and drafting documents used in the disciplinary process. Students will participate in administrative hearings and will prepare pre-hearing and post-hearing documents.