Info for Students
Under the supervision of LITC Director Sarah Lora, student interns will represent low income taxpayers in tax controversies with the IRS. Students will represent clients in all facets of the administrative proceedings and litigation. Students will interview and counsel clients, conduct factual investigations, draft documents, negotiate cases, and represent clients in hearings, trials, and appeals.
Clinic Course Requirements
LITC is a three-semester hour class. Students are required to attend a two-hour class one morning per week in addition to eight hours per week on casework.
There are two sections for the 8 clinic hours:
Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00am to 1:00pm (4 students)
Tuesday and Thursday: 1:00pm to 5:00pm (4 students)
With consent of the professor, office hours may be adjusted to coordinate with student schedules.
There is a limit to the number of students who may register for the tax clinic and early registration is encouraged. The clinic normally accepts eight first time students each semester and two advanced students, i.e., those who have already taken clinic once. During the summer term, the clinic accepts 4 first time students for the first Summer Session and 4 advanced students for the second Summer Session.
- The clinic is a credit/no credit course, with no final examination and no paper.
- Under normal circumstances, students will satisfy their WIE writing requirement at clinic.
- Credits count towards the Business Law Certificate.
- Hours worked beyond the course requirements count toward the Pro Bono Honors Program.
Please consult the course catalog for more information.