ADV JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP FWK

Catalog description

REQUISITES: Enrollment in Judicial Externship (899) (Required, previous). Satisfies Experiential Learning requirement. For students who have already successfully completed the judicial externship seminar and fieldwork for a first judicial externship. Students may earn up to 9 units of fieldwork credit by working as externs at any level of state or federal courts and at some selected administrative agency tribunals. If the externship does not afford a substantial research and writing experience, only up to 5 units may be earned. Students may work part-time and earn between 3 and 8 units of fieldwork credit, computed at the rate of one unit for every 45 hours of work. Full-time externs may earn 9 units by working a minimum of 12 weeks of at least 35 work hours each. Students will have ongoing assignments, including creating a professional development plan, written reflections, and individual meetings with their faculty supervisor. Open to 4th, 5th and 6th semester students only. Fieldwork units count against the 20-unit cap for "non-classroom" work.