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You're a second-year law student taking a clinic, supervised by a local attorney who is donating their time and graded by a full-time law school professor. You like both the professor and local attorney and may hit the attorney up for a job when you graduate. Your law school's clinic is currently working several complex habeas death penalty petitions at the federal appellate level. This is the number one focus during weekly clinic meetings, and the professor is recruiting all available resources to focus on these high-profile cases.

One case assigned to you is a 14-year-old juvenile in detention due to a previous gun charge, who is currently facing a car theft charge. The juvenile has a third-grade reading level and has been recently diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and ADHD, but with limited treatment options in juvenile detention. The prosecutor presents an offer and the professor encourages you to persuade the juvenile to take it and move on to the next case. The local attorney wants you to spend more time researching before coming to a decision. It's close to semester finals and you sit in your room wondering what to do.