Racial Equity Strategies Externship (NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund) (Spring Only)

Charles McLaurin, Adjunct Professor

Joseph Wong, Adjunct Professor

Who can apply? Rising 2Ls and 3Ls

Application Process: Apply through the HUSL LDF Externship Program Application.

Placement Process: Students are placed through the program.
Pre- or Co-Requisite Course: None
Is the program year-long or semester-long? Semester-Long (Spring Only)
How many credits? 4

This course engages students in legal practice at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the nation’s premier civil rights law organization, and in a critical examination of strategies employed to achieve racial equity and justice in four principal areas: education, voting rights and democratic governance, economic justice, and criminal justice. Students will be assigned to work on a case or matter in one of these areas and will have the opportunity to contribute to the development and execution of comprehensive legal strategies, that are grounded in litigation, but may also include policy/advocacy, strategic communications, public education and organizing.

The course consists of:(1) a seminar component taught by LDF attorneys; and (2) an externship component where students are assigned to work on an individual case under the direction of LDF attorneys. Students will be required to commit 10-15 hours per week to fieldwork and to participate in weekly meetings with their LDF Team. All credits in this course are graded.