Externship

SLN #: 60717
Course 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.