CORPORATE COUNSEL EXTERNSHIP

Catalog description

Satisfies Experiential Learning requirement. The Corporate Counsel Externship is a two-unit, weekly class that covers a range of topics and competencies essential to legal practice in corporate counsel offices. Topics include the role of in-house counsel, upholding confidentiality and ethical standards, learning the client's business, effective business communication, contract review, risk assessment, and solving problems to further the client's strategic goals. To maximize each student's growth over the semester, the seminar teaches students how lawyers learn from practice, set professional development goals, build strong supervisory relationships, and reflect and self-assess. Students write reflective papers, make oral presentations, and complete other work as required by the instructors. Enrollment in the course is limited to those students acting as externs for one of the Program's pre-approved company partners, and earning 4-5 units of credit through the Corporate Counsel Externship Fieldwork for working at least 16 or 20 hours per week. Admission to the course requires the prior approval of the instructor. A separate application process runs early in the semester before desired enrollment.