Course Description
Governmental and private organizations will provide placements
for student externships which will engage students in three
primary learning experiences: direct exposure to skills and
methods of legal practice; focused application of legal concepts
to real conflicts; and reflective appraisal of their own
abilities, values, and professional goals. This is a
continuation of Civil Clinic I.
Athena Title
Civil Externship II
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in JURI 5963E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will be placed in governmental and private organizations for externships which will engage students in three primary learning experiences.
- Direct exposure to skills and methods of legal practice
- Focused application of legal concepts to real conflicts.
- Reflective appraisal of their own abilities, values, and professional goals.
- Clinic seminar will also provide jurisprudential context in which to consider and organize learning gained in field.
Topical Outline
- Direct exposure to skills and methods of legal practice
- Focused application of legal concepts to real conflicts
- Reflective appraisal abilities, values, and professional goals
- Participation in clinics
