Nebraska College of Law – Giving Children a Voice in Court

Curt Bright Author

12/07/2021 Added

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Michelle Paxton brings student attorneys into the juvenile court system to represent minors.

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[00:00:00.397](gentle music)
[00:00:04.440]There is a shortage of high quality attorneys
[00:00:06.930]to represent families in juvenile court
[00:00:09.500]because the traditional law school experience
[00:00:11.850]does not provide you with the training
[00:00:14.510]and support you need to be effective.
[00:00:27.950]At Nebraska Law, we hope to fix this problem
[00:00:30.370]by increasing the number of attorneys available
[00:00:32.880]and the quality of attorneys
[00:00:34.460]to represent children and families.
[00:00:36.610]The Children's Justice Clinic at the College of Law
[00:00:39.650]offers students a unique opportunity
[00:00:42.810]to learn how to be effective advocates
[00:00:44.880]for children who have experienced abuse or neglect.
[00:00:47.700]They also are advocating for their child clients
[00:00:50.290]on a regular basis in the courthouse.
[00:00:53.020]We partner with the Center
[00:00:54.530]on Children and Families and the Law,
[00:00:56.580]to ensure student attorneys are learning
[00:00:59.320]all the important skills they need
[00:01:00.960]to be high quality attorneys.
[00:01:02.990]So they learn about trauma in children, human trafficking,
[00:01:06.500]substance use, and poverty, which really impacts
[00:01:09.820]their ability to be a highly effective advocate
[00:01:13.520]for their child client.
[00:01:15.160]Our judges tell us the Nebraska Law students
[00:01:17.680]are raising the bar of child representation
[00:01:20.640]in Lancaster County.
[00:01:33.040]The success of the Children's Justice Clinic
[00:01:35.300]prompted us to expand the program to our rural communities
[00:01:38.560]who desperately need attorneys
[00:01:40.610]to be effective advocates in the juvenile court.
[00:01:43.180]Nebraska is perfect for our program
[00:01:45.730]because Nebraska stakeholders are committed
[00:01:47.830]to ensuring children and families
[00:01:49.890]have high quality advocates
[00:01:51.620]and support our programs to achieve that goal.
[00:01:54.700]We will increase the availability and quality
[00:01:57.770]of attorneys interested and willing to represent children
[00:02:01.300]and families in juvenile court.
[00:02:03.550]I love my job because children
[00:02:05.500]are most vulnerable population
[00:02:07.940]and they need a fighter in their corner.

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