Externship
SLN #: 60717Course Prefix: LAW-785
Course Section: 1001
Credit Hours: 1-12
Instructor(s): Hinshaw
Course Books: View List of Books
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. The school also allows externships with for-profit law firms and corporations. For more details, please speak with the Externship Director.
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.
Applied Professionalism Program
The Applied Professionalism Program offers an in-person
supplement to the core
externship experience and academic course. Students who
participate will attend a
series of 4 workshops designed to deepen their
professional development, provide
further reflection upon their externship experiences, and
build connections with their
peers, professors, and members of legal community through
discussions and interactive
exercises.
Phoenix-Based Students
Participation in the Phoenix Applied Professionalism
Externship is limited and requires
a competitive application process. All externship students
based in the Phoenix area
will receive an invitation to apply via a short
application form. Selection will be
made by the Externship Director and based on various
factors, including class year,
commitment to attending all sessions, prior externship
experience, and demonstrated
interest. Due to space constraints, not all applicants
will be selected.
Washington, D.C.-Based Students
Students physically located in Washington, D.C. during the
semester will complete an
application and be automatically enrolled in the Applied
Professionalism Program after
completing the required application form. In recognition
of the extra initiative
required to secure a D.C.-based placement, students
externing with a D.C.-area employer
will be automatically accepted and required to participate
in the program. Students
residing in Phoenix and working remotely for a Washington
D.C.-based employer will be
required to participate in the Phoenix-based Applied
Professionalism Program.
All students who successfully complete the Applied
Professionalism Program will receive
a Certificate of Completion and may list the program on
their resume under the
education section.
Please see Teri Adam, Externship Director or Guadalupe
Garcia, Externship
Coordinator in
Room 401 if you have any questions about the
Externship Program.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 1-12
Grading Option: Pass/Fail Only
Written Assignment: Yes
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: Yes
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Yes, Application Process
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Teaching Method: In Person
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.