Seton Hall University School of Law Externship Program
GUIDE FOR STUDENTS
  1. Overview
  2. List of Externship Programs
  3. Externship Requirements
  4. Grades
  5. Registration/Other Considerations

  1. Overview


    2. One of the most important benefits of an externship program is the opportunity for students to immerse themselves into a particular office and into a particular aspect of the legal system. The educational goals for the externship program are as follows:

    1) to train students in lawyering skills by enabling them to work alongside practicing attorneys;
    2) to give students greater understanding and insight into the workings of the legal system and profession;
    3) to increase student awareness of the professional responsibility and ethical obligations of attorneys; and
    4) to have students reflect on and learn from their work experience.

    Sections II and III below contain course information and requirements for approved externships at Seton Hall Law.  To obtain information on externship application procedures and deadlines, please visit the Career Services section of     myLAW.  If you are interested in externing with a not-for-profit or government organization that is not on the list of approved organizations, please contact Stephanie Kauflin, Associate Director of Career Services and Externship Administrator.  Externships may not be arranged with for-profit organizations.

  2. Seton Hall Law Externship Programs
     
    1. The  following externships are supervised by Professor Jon Romberg and administered by Stephanie Kauflin in the Office of Career Services:

      Seton Hall University School of Law has established externship programs with:

       

    2. The  following externships are supervised by individual faculty members.  These externships may have requirements differing from those in section III below.  Please see individual course descriptions for information on requirements.
      Seton Hall University School of Law has established externship programs with:

      Judicial Externship
             Denis F. McLaughlin
      Professor of Law
      Email:       mclaugde@shu.edu
      Phone: (973)642-8824
      Office: Rm 419
       Judicial Externship Guide for Students

      Internal Revenue Service Externship
      Tracy A. Kaye
      Professor of Law
      Email:       kayetrac@shu.edu
      Phone: (973)642-8455
      Office: Rm 417
       
       Entertainment Externship
             Brenda Saunders Hampden
      Associate Professor of Law
      Email:       saundebr@shu.edu
      Phone: (973)642-8838
      Office: Rm 423
       
       International Organizations Externship
             Elizabeth F. Defeis
      Professor of Law
      Email:       defeisel@shu.edu
      Phone: (973)642-8868
      Office: Rm 506
       
       European Court Externship
      Tracy A. Kaye
      Professor of Law
      Email:       kayetrac@shu.edu
      Phone: (973)642-8455
      Office: Rm 417
      and Livingston Baker
      Associate Professor of Law
      Email:       bakerliv@shu.edu
      Phone: (973)642-8809
      Office: Rm 521
       
       

  3. Externship Requirements


    4. Students will be awarded 2 credits, Pass/D/Fail, provided the following requirements are fulfilled:

    1. Externships are available to students who have completed their first year of law school, provided the student has completed a minimum of 22 credits of study.

    2. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.6.

    3. Students must attend a mandatory Externship Orientation.

    4. A minimum of 150 hours of work performed on-site at your placement. You must keep your own time records using weekly timesheets to be signed by your supervising attorney. If you are not provided one at your externship, use this     timesheet.

    5. A minimum of 20 pages of written work from the field placement. Written work must reflect substantial legal analysis and be comparable to the work of a first-year associate. This should be substantially your own work and may consist of a portfolio of numerous shorter writings. Note that this is in addition to the required reflection paper. All written work product must be redacted prior to submitting it to the Externship Administrator.

    6. Reflection on the externship experience will occur through a required total of 10 pages of written reflection, completed by the end of the semester. You should keep a journal or use the comments section on your weekly timesheets to record your progress. This will prove extremely useful when writing your reflection paper.     Click here for some suggested topics to cover in your paper. Note that this paper will be taken into account in assigning your grade. It is separate from your evaluation of the experience.

    7. Timely submission and satisfactory completion of the     Student Evaluation Form.

    8. You must give your supervising attorney the written     Placement Supervisor Evaluation Form at the end of the externship. Your supervising attorney must send the form directly to the Externship Administrator.


  4. Grades


    5. All students are graded by the Faculty Supervisor on a Pass/D/Fail basis for the 2 credit externship course. Grades will be based on 1) satisfactory completion of the externship requirements; 2) written work produced during the externship; 3) written Placement Supervisor Evaluation Form completed by the supervising attorney; 4) written reflection paper; and 5) written student evaluation.
  5. Registration/Other Considerations


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For further inquiries, please contact:
Stephanie L. Kauflin, Esq.
Associate Director of Career Services/Externship Administrator
Office of Career Services, Room 470
 kauflist@shu.edu
973-642-8778