Federal Court Externship Credits: 2-6

Catalog description

Federal Court Externs serve in a clerkship with a judge or magistrate in a federal court, principally in the Western District of Missouri. With approval of the faculty director of externships, students may also extern with federal judges in different states. Students generally undertake research, draft memoranda and other documents, observe court, and debrief with judges and clerks regarding the legal issues and lawyering styles in the matters before the court.