Diversity in Law School

Nondiscrimination Policy

It is the policy of Cornell University to actively support equality of educational and employment opportunity. No person shall be denied admission to any educational program or activity or be denied employment on the basis of any legally prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, color, creed, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or handicap. The university is committed to the maintenance of affirmative action programs that will assure the continuation of such equality of opportunity. Sexual harassment is an act of discrimination and, as such, will not be tolerated.

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Course Titles and/or Descriptions

The Advocacy for LGBT Communities Clinic gives Cornell Law Students an extraordinary opportunity to participate directly in advancing the legal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Working in teams, clinic students will represent diverse members of the LGBT community in a variety of legal matters and undertake nonlitigation projects to advance LGBT equality. Students will develop skills such as interviewing, client counseling, fact-finding, legal research, brief-writing, negotiating on behalf of clients, public education, and conducting hearings. The seminar portion is a practice-oriented examination of advocacy on behalf of LGBT people and of social justice lawyering generally.

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