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FEDERAL PUBLIC
DEFENDER EXTERNSHIP (EXTN9179)
2 credits.
Prerequisites: Minimum 2.8 cumulative GPA; Criminal Law
Co-requisites: Criminal Procedure I or II
Note: Some preference will be given to students in their final
year of law school.
The Federal Public Defender’s office represents individuals
charged in federal court with a criminal offense and cannot
afford retained counsel.
For more information on this externship,
please logon to
MYLAW (the Blackboard portal), go to the QuickLinks tab and
select "Externships".
Externs research and write legal memoranda. Externs may have
the opportunity to attend court sessions, and to attend
client/witness interviews.
Submit resume, cover letter, writing sample and transcript to
Stephanie Kauflin in the Office of Career Services, Room 470.
Cover letter should be addressed to the faculty supervisor of
the externship program (currently Professor Jon Romberg).
Deadlines:
| Fall: |
Last week of March |
| Spring: |
First week of October |
For more information on externship application procedures and
deadlines, please visit the Career Services section on myLAW
(the Blackboard portal).
This externship is graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
NOTE: Four credit maximum for all externships.
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