Brooklyn Law School sets standard for prosecutorial clinics
A recent New York Law Journal article lauded New York Law School’s collaboration with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in the formation of a new prosecution clinic.
The yearlong clinical program, which begins in the fall of 2013, will allow students to prosecute non-violent misdemeanors and violations in the Manhattan Criminal Court.
Prosecution clinics may be new to New York Law School, but Brooklyn Law School has been a pioneer in this field for many years. Brooklyn Law School Professor Lisa Smith, director of BLS’s prosecution clinic, spoke with the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about the role of prosecutorial clinics in general and the specific focus of BLS’s current prosecution clinic.