LAW 692 Business Fellows Externship Course
The Business Fellows Externship course is an upper-level elective which consists of a combination of supervised work hours and periodic sessions with a faculty advisor. It is designed to provide opportunities for students to gain practical legal experience while working under the supervision of in-house counsel in the corporate offices of for-profit organizations in the law school area or under the supervision of an attorney in a governmental, judicial or non-profit law office whose practice concerns itself with business law (examples of possible placements include The North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center, Internal Revenue Service, North Carolina Business Court, SEC and FINRA.) The course requires a minimum of 180 hours of work (during a summer session). As part of the Externship, students may observe attorney meetings and strategy sessions, negotiations, client conferences, and participate in litigation strategy development, contract drafting, contract review, and legal research while under the supervision of counsel. The student also will be required to attend periodic sessions with the faculty supervisor. Students are eligible for the Business Fellows Externship after completing two semesters at the law school. The Director of Externships must approve any placement, prior to the beginning of the course.