Public Interest Externship

Adrianne D. Clarke, Director of Externships and Public Interest Programming
Gwen Washington, Adjunct Professor
Adrienne Packard, Adjunct Professor

Stephanie Johnson, Adjunct Professor

Who can apply? Rising 2L and 3L Students

Application Process: Apply through the HUSL Externship Program Application.

Placement Process: Students secure their own placements prior to applying.
Prerequisite Course: None
Is the program year-long or semester-long? Semester-long
How many credits? Fall and Spring: 3 or 4 credits; Summer: 4 or 6 credits

Students in the Public Interest Externship work in a variety of public interest and public sector placements. For this course, externship placements must be in judicial chambers, or with a government agency, non-profit organization, or law firm pro bono practice.

Students must complete a minimum of eleven weeks at their field placements during the Fall and Spring semester or seven weeks during the Summer term. Students must also work for the following minimum number of hours during the relevant semester/term:

3 credits: 110 hours
4 credits: 165 Hours
6 credits: 275 hours

Students receive one graded credit for the work in the required, weekly externship seminar and pass/fail credits for their field placement work. For example, a student registered for four credits will receive one graded seminar credit and three pass/fail field placement credits. Students must pass both components (seminar and field placement) to receive any credit for the externship.