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Federal Criminal Justice Project The Federal Criminal Justice Project's primary mission is to zealously represent indigent defendants charged with federal crimes while giving students a unique opportunity to practice in United States District Court. The FCJP will represent clients from arrest through trial or guilty plea and sentencing, and will also represent clients on appeal and beyond. Students will be assigned to cases in teams of two, and will advocate orally and in writing on behalf of their clients at every stage of the case. FCJP students will interview clients and witnesses; conduct and participate in bond hearings, preliminary hearings, arraignments, plea hearings, sentencing hearings, and trials; prepare and file written motions; negotiate with Assistant United States Attorneys and probation officers; and participate in investigations. In addition to representing individual clients, the FCJP will serve as an information clearinghouse and resource for Chicago federal criminal defense lawyers, and will work to address larger systemic problems. Students will learn to represent clients at every stage of a federal criminal case by attending required weekly supervision sessions that will include skills exercises and simulations, as well as lectures and discussions.
Given the intensity and timeline of federal criminal cases, students are required to commit to three quarters in the FCJP, and will receive a total of six credits (averaging out to two credits per quarter). The prerequisites are Evidence, Criminal Procedure I, and the Intensive Trial Advocacy Workshop. FCJP students are also required to take Federal Criminal Procedure, which will be taught this coming fall. Alison Siegler, the director of the FCJP, was previously an attorney with the Federal Defender Program and has taught Federal Sentencing at the law school. |
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