EXTERNSHIPS - "A Life Experience"

"I learned more about practicing law and how to conduct myself as a lawyer working (as an extern) for four months than I learned in two years of law school and in numerous legal jobs." -- Meredith Boyden '01

Application Deadlines
Spring 2009 Externships: 4pm, October 31, 2008
Summer/Fall 2009 Externships: 4pm, February 27, 2009

WHAT IS AN EXTERNSHIP?

An Externship is an opportunity for students to earn a full semester or summer's worth of academic credit by working full time, without pay, under the guidance of a practicing attorney at a carefully selected placement. This placement can be with a federal trial or appellate judge, state appellate judge, public interest agency, government agency, or corporate in-house counsel. The Externship has a mandatory classroom component and paper requirement, and students are required to keep a daily journal. Day students can begin an Externship after completing three semesters of law school; for evening students the requirement is four semesters. Students cannot participate in an Externship during their last semester of law school.