Lawyering Practice Externship

1-6 units

Open to 2L and 3L J.D. students. The Lawyering Practice Externship offers students and opportunity to develop transactional, advocacy, and litigation skills in criminal or civil law, working under the supervision of field supervisors in St. Louis- based government, public interest, and corporate in-house legal departments. Students can be assigned to an established externship placement or arrange their own. WashULaw currently has about 40 established placements. [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. 3-6 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.