JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIP FWK

Catalog description

Satisfies Experiential Learning requirement. Fieldwork units count against the 20-unit cap for "non-classroom" work. 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 earn between 3 and 9 units of fieldwork credit, computed at the rate, of one unit for every 45 hours of work, and all externships require a minimum of 12 weeks of work. Students may extern anywhere in the Bay Area without seeking advance permission; non-local externships require the permission of the faculty supervisor. Interested students should inquire at the Externships Programs Office, 333 Golden Gate, Rooms 401 & 402, or consult with Professor Nira Geevargis, Director of Externships, [email protected], early in the semester prior to the semester or summer during which they would like to extern. Group meetings about the program's requirements are held periodically. Any student who accepts a judicial externship position may not withdraw to take a position with another judge or court. A student who wishes to enroll more than once in a judicial externship will be given last priority for purposes of the enrollment limitation and must participate in the supervision aspects of the classroom component without unit credit (but need not attend the orientation again).