Externship
SLN #: 71957Course Prefix: LAW-785
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 1-12
Instructor(s): Barnes
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
SLN #: 71957 Course Prefix: LAW-785 Course Section: 001 Credit Hours: 1-12 Instructor(s): Barnes Course Description: “Experience: The real teacher.” The Externship Program enhances your law school education and allows you the opportunity to work closely with esteemed lawyers, judges, and judicial clerks. Placements are available with governmental entities such as the United States Attorney, District of Arizona, the Arizona Attorney General, Maricopa County Attorney, and Maricopa County Public Defender, and with non-profit organizations, such as Community Legal Services, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, and Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest. Judicial placements may be available with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States District Court, United States Bankruptcy Court, Arizona Court of Appeals, Maricopa County Superior Court and occasionally the Arizona Supreme Court. Accordingly, the College will normally recognize a maximum of 12 credit hours for law school externship work in partial fulfillment of the J.D. degree under the guidelines set forth in the STATEMENT OF STUDENT POLICIES. All available externship opportunities are listed in an “Externship Manual” which will be available to students on-line in September (for spring) and December (for summer and fall.) A list of current externship placements may also be found at: https://www.law.asu.edu/currentstudents/CurrentStudents/Academics/ExternshipProgram.aspx. Please see Jennifer Barnes or Carolyn Landry in Room 101 if you have any questions about the Externship Program. There will be two mandatory classes for first time externs only. The first class, “Boot Camp Class” will be held on August 23th from 1p to 5p in Room 114. The second class, will be held on September 29th from 3p to 5p , room still to be determined.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-12
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.