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Students have the opportunity to learn as student externs under the
direct supervision of attorneys and judges.
Externship opportunities exist in the public sector, including federal and
state judicial branches, the Nevada and U.S.
legislatures, and offices of governmental and not-for-profit legal services agencies. Aside from
current placements in Northern Nevada, further placements are in development. Externships
expose students to a wide range of legal issues and
the opportunity to conduct legal research and draft
memoranda, pleadings, and a variety of other legal
documents; interview clients; and assist and
participate in cases. In addition to the hours spent
"in the field," externs attend a classroom
component and produce written work product.
Judicial externs
work under the supervision of a judge in the U.S.
District Courts, U.S.
Bankruptcy Courts, U.S. Immigration Court, or Nevada
state courts (Supreme Court, District or Family
courts). Students who wish to participate in Judicial Externships must have
completed all first-year courses (32 credits).
Students who wish to participate in Government and Public Interest
Externships, must, with exceptions noted below,
have completed forty-five (45) hours of academic
work plus Professional Responsibility as a pre- or
co-requisite. Participation in the
Las
Vegas City Attorney's Office, UNLV General Counsel, UMC Risk Management, Nevada Attorney General's
Office, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada,
Nevada Cancer Institute, Agassi Foundation, NSHE, NLRB, ACLU etc. require completion of all first-year
courses. See complete listing and descriptions
below.
Congressional externs
may be placed in the local offices of U.S.
legislators. Students must have completed all
first-year courses. Placement in U.S. legislation
offices in Washington, D.C. are possible with
advanced notice. The Externship is limited to 4 credits per semester.
The Legislative
Externship provides opportunities for students to
work with the Nevada Legislative Counsel’s Office
in Carson City, when the legislature is in
session.
A few externships have additional course prerequisites. Participation
in most placements is subject to interview and
acceptance by the agency. Externships will be
offered every semester, generally for up to 7 credits, with the exception of the Congressional externship (4 credits).
Field work is graded on a Pass/Fail basis and 1
credit of course work grade options are Pass/Fail/
C-.
Students may not solicit placements on their own. Students are limited to 12 credits which
may be applied to their graduation minimum
requirement. A particular externship course may only
be taken once. A mandatory Orientation will take
place at the beginning of each semester.
Externship Director,
Professor Martin Geer’s office is located in Room
458 (ph.895-2093).
Catalog Course Descriptions
Law School
Externship Guidelines
Clark
County Externships
Congressional Externship Placements
Government & Public Interest Externships Placements
Judicial
Externship Course Overview
Northern Nevada Externships
Legislative Externship
Judicial Externship
Placements
Government & Public Interest (GPI)
Placements
Out-of-State and International
Applications for Spring 2010
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