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. 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.
Judicial Externships
In Clark County & Northern Nevada
Nevada Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Family Court
Nevada State District Court
Probate Commissioner- Nevada Eighth District (Clark County)
U.S. Immigration Court
Congressional Externships
Legislative offices locally and in Washington, D.C.
Public law agencies in Clark County & Northern Nevada
U.S. Attorney's Office, Las Vegas & Reno
Nevada Attorney General's Office, Las Vegas & Carson City
Clark County District Attorney's Office
Clark County School District
UNLV General Counsel's Office
Federal Public Defender
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Clark County Public Defender's Office
Henderson City Attorney's Office
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas City Attorney's Office
Nevada Legal Services
Clark County Special Public Defender
Senior Citizens Law Project
University Medical Center's Risk Management Department
Nevada Cancer Institute
American Civil Liberties Union, Las Vegas & Reno
Nevada System Of Higher Education
Andre Agassi Foundation
Three Square
Washoe County Public Defender’s Office
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Reno
Washoe County Family Court Self-Help Center, Reno
Washoe Legal Services
Fernley City Attorney's Office
Out-of-State and International Externships
Opportunities have included
Rocky Mountain Innocence Center, Salt Lake City, UT (some work in Nevada may be possible.)
Bridges Across Borders: Summer placement in Cambodia, Northern Thailand, Laos, Viet Nam or Malaysia. See www.babsea.org description on law school website and meet with Prof. Geer
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
Maricopa County District Attorney, Phoenix, AZ
Maricopa County Public Defender, Phoenix, AZ
United States District Court, Salt Lake City, UT
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Portland, OR
U.S. Magistrate-Judge, Phoenix, AZ
U.S. Magistrate-Judge, Marquette, MI
OneWorld Health, San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, CA
Orange County District Attorney, CA
San Bernardino County District Attorney, CA
Legal Aid of New York City, Juvenile Division
Utah District Court, Provo, UT
Offices of U.S. Representative Shelley Berkley, Washington, D.C.
District Court, Chicago, IL
Illinois Trade Commission, Chicago, IL
Pima County Public Defender, Tucson, AZ
Disability Law Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Domestic Violence Legal Center, Peru
Judicial and District Attorney's Offices, Northern Washington State
Legal Services, Palau, Micronesia
Public Defenders' Office, Anchorage, AK
District Attorney's Office, Anchorage, AK
Montana Supreme Court
Tacoma, Washington Team Child's Youth Law and Policy Center
Baltimore County Circuit Court, MD
ACLU of New Jersey
Nebraska Legal Services, Omaha, NE
