Externship Program Information and Guidelines at UW Law School

Externship Program Information Session

Details & Terminology Externship program setup per ABA Rules Website Website https://www.law.uw.edu/academics/experiential https://www.law.uw.edu/academics/experiential- -learning/externship learning/externship Externship Internship Clerkship Terms used differently by various organizations. UW law uses the term externship to refer to unpaid, outside legal experience for credit.

Components of externship Host Site/Supervisor Attorney or Judge offering supervised legal experience Student Established learning objectives determined with site supervisor Academic Credit UW Law Faculty supervision ensuring a learning environment during externship Seminar

Finding an Externship Students are responsible to find and secure externships. Students are responsible to find and secure externships. Please Visit: List of potential sites on the Externship website Student Public Service Experiences Student Career Services (SCS) Online Public Service Jobs Directory (PSJD) https://www.psjd.org Internet research - there are many opportunities for externships. ***NOTE: ***NOTE: New externship sites must be approved before a student can register. All sites must provide an externship supervisor admitted to practice law for at least 3 years (a judge or attorney).

There are many options! There are many options! You will want to research. Each site will vary regarding application requirements. Information form required for all potential new externship sites. Confirm site and supervisor approval by emailing extern@uw.edu

Applying for an Externship Finding an externship site is like applying for a job. 1. Find externship site 2. Confirm they are approved (or can be approved) by the law school 3. Confirm offer to extern at site When registration opens (quarter prior to quarter you want to extern) 1. Email extern@uw.edu 2. Complete registration process via Canvas ***NOTE: ***NOTE: Be aware of different deadlines. You will need to complete process with externship site well well before you need to register at the law school.

Length & Location of Externship Except for, for-profit externships, you can do an externship at one location for more than 1 quarter. ***Note however, that after 1 quarter, you must show new learning objectives new learning objectives for subsequent quarters. Even if you stay at the same location, the full registration process is required for each subsequent quarter. For-profit externships are limited Must be local In-house counsel or small firm of 10 attorneys or less Limited to 1 quarter. May not repeat an externship at a for profit location Limited to min of 4 max of 6 credits.

Financial Considerations Tuition. If you enroll in an externship to receive credit, there will be tuition costs Tuition Dashboard: https://www.washington.edu/opb/tuition-fees/current- tuition-and-fees-dashboards/graduate-tuition-dashboard/ Funding sources Financial aid Scholarships, grants Public Interest Law Association (PILA) etc. Work must be uncompensated Externships currently may not be paid with the few exceptions below. (Faculty committee is considering the issue of compensation) Currently one pilot program allows for compensation from the Attorney General s office. The WA state appellate and supreme court offer a stipend which may be accepted. You may still receive a grant/fellowship or stipend for an externship NOTE: At this time, any compensation will mean you can t use it for your public service hours.

Academic Considerations Externships must be a minimum of 60 hours = 2 credits 30 hours of field work per credit Experiential Coursework 9 credit requirement can be satisfied by an externship Public Service externships of 2+ credits satisfy the Public Service requirement for graduation Note: Public service and experiential can t overlap. Need 2 public service and 9 Experiential = 11 total in these areas. Limit of 18 credits for externship and non-law courses Externships and Seminar are credit/no credit (Keep in mind limits related to opportunity for Order of the Coif)

Required number of hours per credit. Credits2 Required hours3 Credits2 Required hours3 2 credits 60 hours 11 credits 330 hours 3 credits 90 hours 12 credits 360 hours 4 credits 120 hours 13 credits 390 hours 5 credits 150 hours 14 credits 420 hours 6 credits 180 hours 15 credits 450 hours 7 credits 210 hours 16 credits 480 hours 8 credits 240 hours 17 credits 510 hours 9 credits 270 hours 18 credits* 540 hours 10 credits 300 hours *Max # of credits toward JD 1. You may request a lower number of credits than your proposed hours warrant. When deciding the number of credits, please verify whether the externship/non-law & Order of the Coif credit caps apply. 2. B567, the externship seminar, is a separate 2-credit course, which is not included in the hourly requirement and does not count against the externship/non-law credit cap. 3. Hours are not rounded up and no partial credits are awarded. If you do not complete the required number of externship work hours for the number of enrolled credits, your credits will be reduced.

Other Considerations Types of externships Looking for public service hours? Seminar requirement Timing Rule 9 status after 2ndyear Hours for externship min. of 60 hours 30 hours/credit Desired experience & Personal goals Schedule for the quarter Other coursework/Paid Job Clinic work no clinic & externship in the same quarter

Seminar Externships consist of 2 parts Outside learning experience Companion seminar (2 credit class) Concurrent seminar required for first time externs Only 1 seminar offered each quarter Can participate in seminar remotely via zoom if externship is not in Seattle Asynchronous is not offered. Seminar is optional after first quarter of externship

Registration Email extern@uw.edu to register for externship Different from other classes Students do not self-register No add codes Deadlines are different Additional forms required Handled through Canvas Externship Program will notify Academic Services to register student for externship and applicable seminar

Scheduling Worksheet sample. Provided to help you determine the number of hours you will ultimately work (taking into account holidays or other days you may have off). A Scheduling worksheet is one of the items you will have to upload to canvas as part of the registration process.

Externship Agreement Sample Externship Agreement

Important Dates Plan Ahead Plan Ahead Beginning of quarter preceding the one where you wish to extern (or earlier): Confirm host site approval by emailing extern@uw.edu Apply at host site and confirm offer for externship Mid-way through quarter preceding externship, registration process will open at law school. Manage necessary forms early so that you have the needed signature from your host site supervisor. ***Winter quarter materials due ***Winter quarter materials due DECEMBER 15 DECEMBER 15*** *** Period during which student may work for hours to count toward externship: Between first and last day of quarter

Externship Program Leads Carolyn Kennedy Carolyn Kennedy Program Manager extern@uw.edu Jessica West Jessica West Externship seminar instructor jwest2@uw.edu