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fEdERAL LEGISLATIoN ANd AdmINISTRATIvE CLINIC
CliniCs
In the Federal Legislation and Administrative Clinic, students become legislative lawyers. A
legislative lawyer is a person who recognizes the legal, policy, process, political, and personality
elements of a legislative, regulatory, or policy problem; performs the research necessary to support
or oppose legislative, regulatory, or policy change; develops creative solutions to problems
at the intersection of law and policy; presents those solutions in clear, persuasive, concise,
and precise oral and written forms; and works with advocacy coalitions and with Congress and
Executive Branch to advance particular policy solutions. These are the skills that students are
taught in the Clinic.
The Clinic’s primary policy focus is national security/foreign affairs, with emphasis on preparing
students for the informal practice settings in which lawyers often advise senior leaders in
Congress, the Executive Branch, and the advocacy community. Projects have included: nuclear
arms control, cybersecurity, and passing legislation to create a congressional clerkship program.
www.law.georgetown.edu/clinics/flc/
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