LAW 861 The Semester in Practice Legal Externship Program
The Semester in Practice Externship Program is designed for qualified third-year law students who wish to work full-time in an approved governmental, judicial, non-profit or for-profit externship, under the supervision of a lawyer, with the support of a faculty member who serves as teacher, coach and mentor. This off-campus program will support students who obtain full-time externships in government, judicial, non-profit or for-profit organizations. Students will work 40 hours per week (for 11 credits) at their externship and participate in a concurrent academic component, which will include a meeting with faculty prior to the beginning of the semester in practice, written reflective assignments, telephonic conferences and tutorials and at least one site visit meeting with the student, supervising site attorney or judge and professor. Students will keep weekly timesheets. Supervising attorneys evaluate students in writing mid-term and at the end of the semester.
Credits
7-11 cr; 2cr 7-11 credits for externship component; 2 credits for class component
Notes
Students will receive 13 credit hours, graded pass/fail (11 of the 13 credit hours are awarded for successful completion of 40 hours of work, per week during the semester, at the student's placement; 2 of the 13 credit hours are awarded for successful completion of the evening seminar, paper and related assignments).
Students accepted into the program will pay all standard tuition and fees required by their enrollment at the Elon University School of Law and are eligible for financial aid through the law school. Students are responsible for their own housing and transportation.
Registration for the semester in practice externship is by approval of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. In assessing a student's application to register for the Program, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs will consider various factors indicating whether taking a semester away from the law school could comprise the student's academic development or ability to succeed on the licensure examination. Interested applicants must be third-year law students during their proposed semester in practice and must have been accepted into an externship. Students may only participate in the Semester in Practice program during one semester of law school. Successful applicants will demonstrate strong character and fitness for practice, independent judgment and professional and personal organizational skills. The application form and requirements are posted on the Registrar's page of the law school website.