Legislative and Administrative Advocacy
Course Description: Fall
Legislative and Administrative Advocacy (three-hours; Fall) examines how bills become law and how agency rules are promulgated. Each student will research and draft a proposed bill or regulation on behalf of a client group, present it in a mock hearing, and write a research paper. Grades are based in equal proportions on the draft of an instrument, mock hearing, and research paper; there is no examination. Class meetings (Monday-Wednesday, 5:30-6:45 p.m.) cover legislative and administrative research methodologies, drafting techniques, constitutional restrictions, and public access to information.
This clinical course is open for enrollment by second and third year students from both Tulane and Loyola. Twelve students from each law school may enroll, up to a total of 24 students. Students will register via the normal registration procedure (Tutor or LORA); no application process is required.
Advanced Legislative and Administrative Advocacy
Course Description: Spring
Students in Advanced Legislative and Administrative Advocacy (three hours; Spring) will work on bills appropriate for introduction into the Spring legislative session, administrative rules intended for promulgation by agencies, research memoranda, one-page informational sheets, proposed amendments, fiscal notes, and fiscal and economic impact statements. They will devise legislative and administrative implementation strategies based on economic analysis and feasibility of proposed bills and agency rules. Periodic clinic meetings (Wednesdays, 5:30-6:45 pm.) will involve review and revision of drafts, client interviews, and special presentations by personnel from such collateral agencies as the Legislative Fiscal Office and the Ethics Administration.
Only students who have completed the Fall semester course in "Legislative and Administrative Advocacy" may apply for entry into this clinic. Interested students will be interviewed in late October. Enrollment of up to eight students is subject to professor approval. Students will be graded on their written memoranda and drafts, timeliness of the work, client feedback, and diligence.