Child Law Clinic launched
14.01.2011
The Child Law Clinic, an initiative at the Faculty of Law, UCC was launched on January 13th 2011. The Child Law Clinic is an innovative research service provided by graduate law students and Faculty members to legal professionals litigating children’s issues. The Clinic, the establishment of which is supported by the National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, aims to support lawyers in litigating children’s issues while providing students with practical experience of child law and litigation. The Clinic is designed to promote children’s rights by improving the quality of children’s representation and advancing evidence-based reform in all areas of child law.

Lawyers can access the Child Law Clinic by email at childlawclinic@ucc.ie and further details will be available on the Law Department website. The Clinic’s director is Dr Ursula Kilkelly.

The Clinic was launched by Marsha Levick, deputy director and chief Counsel of Philadelphia’s Juvenile Law Centre. Juvenile Law Centre is a 35 year old public interest law firm which undertakes appellate and amicus work in the promotion of the rights of children in US law. For more information see http://www.jlc.org

Pictured at the launch of The Child Law Clinic were: The Hon Mr Justice Bryan McMahon, Marsha Levick, Juvenile Law Centre (Phialdelphia) and Ursula Kilkelly (Director Child Law Clinic, UCC)

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