Judicial Clerkship Externship

1-4 units

Open to 2L and 3L J.D. students. NOTE: This externship requires a cumulative GPA of at least 3.40. This externship offers students structured, hands-on exposure to civil and criminal litigation from the judicial perspective. Students work part-time under the supervision of state or federal trial judges. Students perform extensive legal research; draft a series of legal memoranda or orders relevant to cases under submission to the judge, and observe hearings, trials and other court proceedings. The course provides an opportunity for students to develop advanced legal research and writing skills. To receive 3 credits, students must work a minimum of 128 hours and produce a minimum of 30 pages of research and writing. To receive 4 credits, students will be required to work a minimum of 170 hours and produce a minimum of 40 pages of research and writing. There is no scheduled class but students must attend an orientation and regularly scheduled individual meetings with the course instructors and must submit weekly time logs. Students are financially responsible for their own transportation and parking, as needed. This externship is expected to be in person. [Note: Students are prohibited from taking more than one clinic/externship/supervised practicum in the same semester. Students who are not in good standing (for either academic or disciplinary reasons) are not eligible to participate in a clinic/externship. This course is graded on a credit/no credit basis. 3-4 units. Credits from this course count toward the 19 maximum credits a J.D. student can take in non-law classes and law classes without a classroom component. To participate in this externship, you must either have completed or be currently enrolled in courses containing at least 5 cumulative hours of education on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism (BCCCR content). This externship includes 0 hours of BCCCR content, so in total, you will need 5 hours from your other courses to meet the requirement. Courses that include BCCCR content are tagged in Workday to help you track your progress.