The Charleston School of Law Externship Program
provides its students with a unique, real world experience outside
of the classroom. Through the Externship Program, students gain
practical experience in a variety of legal professions, while
earning academic credit.
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Charleston
Law student John O. Radeck Jr., right, served as an extern
in a new program with the Seamen's Church Institute in New
York. In the picture above, he is learning about shipping
operations from the captain and a seafarer during a tour
at Port Newark.
More.
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The externship experience (a) assists students in
exploring a particular area of interest of their choice at a field-placement
site, (b) exposes students to the operation of the legal system,
(c) enhances students' practical skills, such as, communication,
research and writing and (d) enhances students' personal skills
such as poise and confidence.
Additionally, externships provide students with
the opportunity to meet and work with members of the legal bar
and their staff, which relationships may prove invaluable as the
students pursue employment. The Externship Program is a faculty
approved program outlined in the Charleston School of Law Externship
Policies and Procedures Manual ("the Externship Manual").
The Externship Program is available to qualified
students in both the School of Law full time and part time programs.
Qualified students join the Externship Program by registering
for the Externship Course. The Externship Course is an elective
course which satisfies the student's skills course requirement.
To qualify for an externship, the students must
(a) have completed the full first-year curriculum and (b) be in
good academic standing. Therefore, students enrolled in the full-time
program typically should qualify for an externship after they
have completed successfully the Spring Semester of their first
year of law school. Students enrolled in the part-time program
typically should qualify for an externship after they have completed
successfully the Spring Semester of their second year of law school.
Should you be interested in earning academic credit through
the Externship Program, please review the School
of Law Guide to Securing an Externship.
