Externships (EXTN)
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ExternshipsStudents will be awarded 2 credits, Pass/D/Fail, provided the following requirements are fulfilled:
Note: Both the <a href="/international-law-programs/dean-acheson/index.cfm" target="_blank">Externship at the European Court of Justice</a> and the DC Health Law Externship consist of more than 2 Credits |
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EXTN9161 |
Judicial ExternshipEligible Judges: Under current faculty guidelines, students may serve their externship with:
Externships for academic credit have not been approved with:
Course Requirements:During the semester in which a student registers for the judicial externship program, the student must devote a minimum of 150 hours to chambers-related duties. In addition, students must complete a minimum of 30 pages of written work product involving legal research during their externship. A mandatory class conducted by the Faculty Director, Professor Denis McLaughlin, is held at the beginning of the semester and an evaluative conference is held with the Director at the end of the semester. At the evaluative conference, the student must produce a letter from the judge verifying completion of the course requirements to the judge's satisfaction, the student's 30 pages of work product, a signed time sheet, and a completed course evaluation form. Upon satisfactory completion of the evaluative conference, a grade of pass and two credits are awarded. A student may serve a maximum of two judicial externships for credit. The second externship must be with a different judge. For additional information on the Judicial Externship Program and its requirements, please click here. The course is graded on a Pass/D or Fail basis. <p>Prerequisites: All students seeking to enroll must have a minimum 2.33 cumulative grade point average at the time they register for the program. However, there is no minimum GPA requirement for students enrolling for the Judicial Externship Program during the semester. Judicial externs work with a judge and the judge’s law clerks on a host of research projects, write memoranda, draft opinions and observe the daily proceedings brought before the court.</p> <p>NOTE: Eight credit maximum for all externships.</p> |
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