{"id":14,"date":"2015-03-02T20:33:13","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T01:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/dome\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2015-03-11T15:42:18","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T19:42:18","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/dome\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>About<\/h1>\n<p>Housed at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\">Boston University School of Law<\/a>, <b>Dome<\/b> is\u00a0a valuable resource for news, analysis, and opinion on legislation and public policy. <b>Dome<\/b> is staffed by students of BU Law\u2019s various legislation clinics. <b>Dome<\/b> features work contributed by staff members, scholars, practitioners, and law students interested in legislation and public policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">The <b>American Legislative Practice Clinic<\/b> is designed to give students the opportunity to develop and apply a variety of legal skills to the legislative process.\u00a0 Weekly classes cover the theoretical and practical aspects of law making bodies: how statutory law is created; Constitutional limits to law-making; the ethical responsibilities for those involved in the process; and how lawmakers anticipate and shape the way the public and courts will interpret their work product.\u00a0 Students apply what they have learned in class by working with clients in the Massachusetts Legislature, gaining practical experience with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researching public policy and related legal issues<\/li>\n<li>Drafting and revising legislation to address legal and policy issues<\/li>\n<li>Negotiation and consensus building<\/li>\n<li>Formulating a strategy to guide bills through the legislative process<\/li>\n<li>Effective oral and written advocacy for a bill or issue<\/li>\n<li>Testifying at committee hearings<\/li>\n<li>Compiling and archiving legislative histories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Body1\">The <b>Africa i-Parliaments Clinic<\/b> seeks to assist African Parliaments to draft effective legislation.\u00a0 In 2008, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN\/DESA), initiated a new program called the African Parliamentary Knowledge Network (APKN) to build the capacity of African parliaments to draft and enact more effective legislation.\u00a0 This clinic supports the APKN initiative by working with clients such as members of African Parliaments, government agencies, and regional government organizations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">An in-house clinic, students take advantage of the materials held in the BU Library\u2019s various Africa collections, the internet, and communications technology to consult with clients and gather information on various substantive projects.\u00a0 Students work closely with student editors and the professors to produce high quality research reports and draft bill language.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">The <b>Semester-in-Practice Washington DC Program<\/b> is our full-time, full-semester externship program. The program is open to 3Ls (fall and spring semesters) and 2Ls (spring semester only). Students in this program may spend a semester working at an executive or legislative\u00a0 office in Washington.\u00a0Past students have worked for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>US Senate Judiciary Committee<\/li>\n<li>US Senate Permanent Subcommittee for Investigations<\/li>\n<li>United States Trade Representative<\/li>\n<li>Department of Education<\/li>\n<li>Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights<\/li>\n<li>Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation<\/li>\n<li>Drug Enforcement Agency<\/li>\n<li>Federal Communications Commission<\/li>\n<li>Executive Office of the President, Domestic Policy Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"Default\">The opinions expressed on <b>Dome<\/b> are the sole responsibility of the contributor and do not necessarily represent those of <b>Dome<\/b>, Boston University School of Law, or Boston University.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">The image on the homepage is\u00a0\u00a9 Brad Troy Photography.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Housed at\u00a0Boston University School of Law, Dome is\u00a0a valuable resource for news, analysis, and opinion on legislation and public policy. Dome is staffed by students of BU Law\u2019s various legislation clinics. Dome features work contributed by staff members, scholars, practitioners, and law students interested in legislation and public policy. 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