Externship Seminar (LAW520H1F)

Note: This seminar will meet six times, twice early in the term, twice mid-term, and twice towards the end of the term. The meetings will be on Tuesdays, from 8:30 until 10:20 am. During the Fall 2023 term we will meet on September 19, September 26, October 3, October 10, November 14, and November 21.

The goal of externships is to provide students with hands-on experience in various areas of law. The goal of this companion seminar is to develop externship students' reflection on the practice of law, the specific area of law in which they work, and legal institutions. The seminar will provide an opportunity for students to integrate their practical, doctrinal and theoretical learning. Sessions will focus around substantive issues, skills building, professional responsibility and legal ethics, and include discussions of the issues raised by the students' casework. Students enrolled in year-long externships must participate in the fall seminar.