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Externship Program Handbook
Table of Contents
A. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
B. Externship Program Rules and Requirements ……………………..………………..……………………………………………….........31. Eligibility2. Guidelines3. Credits4. Externship Seminar5. Grading6. Withdrawal
C. Externship Placement Types…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….51. Judicial2. Government/Public Interest/General Counsel3. Independent Externship
D. Application Process..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6
E. Registering for an Externship……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8
F. Ohio Legal Intern Certificate ……………………………………………………..………………….…………………………………………………8
G. Evaluations………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
H. Faculty Advisor Guidelines ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
I. Externship Placement Site Expectations ………………………………………………………………………………………………………...9
Appendix A – Externship Program Application and Release of Information Form…………………………………………………11
Appendix B – Sample Resumes……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12
Appendix C – Independent Externship Policies and Procedures Memorandum …………………………………………………..15
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A. Introduction
The externship program provides our law students the opportunity to obtain practical legal experience while earning course credit. We place our students in settings where, under close supervision of an attorney or judge, they contribute to the on-going work of the office. This gives students the chance to learn the law by being active participants in the legal process. We also seek to ensure that externs are afforded the opportunity to observe legal proceedings in which the office is engaged so that they receive broad exposure to the legal system. In some externships, particularly those that involve providing legal assistance to financially need clients or representing the state, students who obtain a Legal Intern Certificate may have the opportunity to appear and represent clients in court.
Our externship placements are with government organizations such as the EEOC, FTC, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office; judicial offices; non-profit/public interest organizations such as Legal Aid; and corporate legal offices with companies such as Forest City Enterprises and Parker Hannifin. Additional information and a full list of our externship placement sites can be found on the law school website https://www.law.csuohio.edu/currentstudents/externships.
The Office of Career Planning coordinates the externship program, and uses Symplicity (https://law-csuohio-csm.symplicity.com/students/) to provide information and collect applications for externships.
B. Externship Program Rules and Requirements
1. Eligibility
A student must be currently enrolled at C|M|LAW.
For all externships the student must have completed 29 semester hours, substantially all of our Required Core Curriculum,1 have a GPA of 2.5 or better, and obtain approval of the site supervisor. Completion of the 29 semester hours allows full-time first year students to participate in externships the summer after their first year. Some externships have additional requirements such as background investigations, additional required courses or a different minimum GPA.
Students must complete an application and release of information form. Students should list at least three preferences. If students do not list preferences, the Office of Career Planning will suggest an appropriate externship placement sites based on the student’s stated career goals.
Students must have an in-person visit with an advisor in the Office of Career Planning before submitting a completed externship application.
1 Our Required Core Curriculum consists of the first year courses (Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, Torts, and Legal Research Writing and Advocacy) as well as Constitutional Law.
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2. Guidelines
In compliance with ABA Standard 305 no student participating in the externship program shall request or accept compensation from the placement site. Under certain circumstances students may be reimbursed for any out of pocket expenses they incur in carrying out their duties at the placement sites.
Students may not participate in an externship and a clinic during the same semester. See Academic Regulation 4.8.
Students may not enroll in the same externship more than once, including Judicial Externships.
Students may not enroll in more than one externship per semester.
Placements at private law firms are not permitted.
Students may enroll in a total of 17 credits in externships and clinics throughout their law school career. See Academic Regulation 4.3.
Students may not apply for externships that will result in a conflict of interest including, but not limited to: a. Simultaneous work for a public defender’s or prosecutor’s office and a judicial externship in
the same court system; b. A judicial Externship in a court where the student is involved in a case pending before the
court;c. Such other simultaneous enrollments as the Office of Career Planning or the Associate Dean
may determine constitutes a conflict.
Students that do not adhere to the rules and requirements of the externship program may be prohibited from participating in future externships.
3. Credits
Students must complete the required number of hours and participate in the Externship Seminar before credit is awarded.
In the fall or spring 14-week term, students must work 16 hours/week (224 hours total) to receive 4 credits or 24 hours/week (336 hours total) to receive 6 credits.
In the 7-week summer term, students must work 24 hours/week (168 hours total) to receive 3 credits or 40 hours/week (280 hours total) to receive 5 credits.
The number of credits students may earn may also depend on the externship placement.
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4. Externship Seminar
The Externship Seminar is taught by a full-time faculty member at the law school. Students must submit weekly written journals and make a presentation on the externship experience.
5. Grading
The externship seminar is graded Pass/Fail. The grade is based on several course requirements:
a. Satisfactory completion of the requisite number of working hours for credit hours;b. Satisfactory completion of journals discussing work;c. Oral presentation on work experience at a Seminar meeting;d. Receipt of site supervisor’s evaluation of your work (which must be satisfactory); and e. Receipt of your evaluation of the externship and the course.
6. Withdrawal
The Office of Career Planning will allow students to withdraw applications until the application has been forwarded to the placement site. After applications have been forwarded to placement sites the student must contact the placement site to personally withdraw their own application. Students must also notify Jessica Mathewson in the Office of Career Planning of their withdrawal from the placement site. Externship employers rely on commitments made by students. Withdrawal after applications are forwarded should be made only under extraordinary circumstances.
C. Externship Placement Types
1. Judicial Externships
During Judicial Externships, externs are integrated into the work of the Judge’s chambers: writing bench memos, drafting opinions, researching issues during trials, observing settlement conferences and mediations. Students also have the opportunity to observe proceedings in the courthouse which may include trials, sentencing hearings or oral arguments. Students may receive credit for a Judicial Externship with the following courts:
Federal district court judge or magistrate judge (Northern District of Ohio)
Federal appellate court judge (6th Circuit)
We have externships with certain other judges in other courts (e.g., Judge Cooney and Judge Blackmon of the 8th Circuit and Chief Justice O’Connor of the Ohio Supreme Court). A list of judges participating as Judicial Externship Placement Sites is maintained in the Office of Career Planning.
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2. Government/Public Interest/General Counsel
These externships are placements with public interest, governmental, nonprofit or for-profit entities (but not a law firm engaged in the private practice of law). There are numerous subject areas (civil, criminal, education, health, immigration, labor/employment, and tax) and types of legal practices (litigation, in-house counsel). During an externship a student may have the opportunity to delve into substantive areas of law, investigate claims, research and write motions or briefs, draft contracts, and participate in hearings, observe trials, hearings, settlement conferences, and negotiations.
A list of approved Government/Public Interest/General Counsel Placement Sites is maintained on the Externship webpage and in the Office of Career Planning.
3. Independent
C|M|LAW encourages students to pursue externships that relate closely to their personal career goals. Frequently, this can be achieved through placement in an existing externship. From time to time, however, students seek a more particularized experience. C|M|LAW supports students in their exploration of alternative placements through its Independent Externship program. The goals of the Independent Externship are to provide flexibility regarding the placement opportunities available for students while simultaneously maintaining C|M|LAW’s high standards for externships. We expect students to engage in work and receive supervision comparable to that of students in other externships. If interested, please talk with OCP first to make sure it would be an appropriate externship.
D. Application Procedures
1. Government|Public Interest|General Counsel|Judicial Externshipsa. Application Process
Students are expected to review externship descriptions on Symplicity and upload documents to Symplicity before the announced deadline date, but no more than one semester prior to the desired externship semester.
In addition, law students interested in applying for an externship must have an in-person visit with an advisor in the Office of Career Planning to (1) discuss externship options, (2) deliver a hard copy of the Externship Application and Release of Information Form, and (3) review their application documents before uploading to Symplicity. Students should contact Jessica Mathewson in the Office of Career Planning to arrange for this meeting. Externship applications will not be forwarded to placement sites unless the student has met with an advisor.
Finally, law students interested in applying for an externship are required to participate in the Office of Career Planning Mock Interview, and Interviewing Skills and Etiquette programs.
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. Login into Symplicity https://law-csuohio-csm.symplicity.com/students/
. Click on the “Jobs” tab at the top of the page
. Click on the “Position Type” drop down menu in the search area (under “Keywords” drop down menu). Click “Externships”. Review externship options and click on an externship that interests you. Review the attached description. When ready to apply click “APPLY” and upload required application documents. Click “Submit”
If you have questions about or are having trouble with Symplicity please contact Jessica Mathewson in the Office of Career Planning.
b. After receipt of applications
Upon receipt of a completed Externship Application, the Office of Career Planning will evaluate the application materials to determine whether the student has met of the requirements for the externship.
All completed externship applications will be forwarded to the appropriate placement site in accordance with their application deadlines. Note: The deadline dates for Externships may vary by site.
Some externship sites will make offers based on application materials alone, and others will interview students first. In most cases, the externship placement sites will contact students directly to arrange interviews. In few cases, the externship placement sites will ask the Office of Career Planning to arrange interviews. Calls/Emails from the externship placement site or the Office of Career Planning to set up an interview should be promptly returned by students within 48 hours.
Students must accept or decline offers in a professional manner within three business days.
After the student has accepted the placement site offer and discussed hours/credits with the placement site, the placement site and law student must contact the Office of Career Planning to confirm acceptance and hours/credits requested.
2. Independent Externships
Cleveland-Marshall encourages students to pursue externships that relate closely to their personal career goals. Frequently, this can be achieved through placement in an existing externship. From time to time, however, students seek a more particularized experience. Cleveland-Marshall supports students in their exploration of alternative placements through its Independent Externship program. The goals of the Independent Externship are to provide flexibility regarding the placement opportunities available for students while simultaneously maintaining Cleveland-Marshall’s high standards for externships. If you are interested in pursuing an independent externship, please contact OCP prior to contacting the potential placement site in order to discuss the opportunity and review the process and procedure for independent externships.
Summary of Independent Externship Policies and Procedures:
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a. Student must identify an organization that addresses one’s desired area of interestb. Student must contact the organization to determine whether an attorney is available to assign
and mentor the student’s work and to coordinate with the Faculty Advisor c. Student must submit two documents to the Associate Dean for Administration at least 30 days
before the first day of registration for the term (1) a written proposal detailing the externship and (2) a Statement of Understanding signed by the Supervising Attorney.
d. Upon approval of an Independent Externship, the Faculty Advisor will meet with the Supervising Attorney to further discuss the goals and objectives of the externship program.
See Appendix D for a memorandum that fully explains independent externship policies and procedures.
E. Registering for an Externship
Students may not register for the Externship Seminar class until the Office of Career Planning has received confirmation from the student and the placement site regarding acceptance and hours/credits requested. Once confirmation is received the student will be sent an email with a link for registration in the Externship Seminar.
F. Ohio Legal Intern Certificate
Students who have completed 60 credit hours may be eligible to obtain certification from the Ohio Supreme Court to represent, with certain restrictions and limitations, individuals in civil or criminal cases (including felony cases). The student must be “employed by or associated with a law school clinic, legal aid bureau, public defender's office, or other legal services organization that provides legal assistance primarily to financially needy individuals, or is responsible for handling civil cases or prosecuting criminal misdemeanor cases for the state of Ohio or a municipal corporation.” Rule II of the Ohio Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio, Limited Practice of Law by a Legal Intern. This rule specifies the eligibility requirements, application process, scope of representation, and other related matters:
Rule II : The Office of Bar Admissions may issue a legal intern certificate to an applicant who is eligible under the rule and files a completed application. The Legal Intern has limited scope of authority and may not request or accept compensation for him/her.
Organizations that may participate in this program include, but are not limited to, the Students who are doing an externship with a State agency or public interest organization (e.g., Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office, and The Legal Aid Society) may wish to apply early in their third year for the Legal Intern Certificate.
For more information please review the full text of Rule II, which can be found at http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/AttySvcs/admissions/interns/default.asp
G. Evaluations
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1. Student Performance Evaluations
The externship placement site supervisory attorney will complete a final student performance evaluation. Students are responsible for ensuring that the student performance evaluation is completed and returned to the Faculty Advisor by the Supervising Attorney. Students will not be awarded a grade until the student performance evaluation is completed and returned to the Faculty Advisor.
2. Student Site Evaluations
Student externs must complete an externship site placement evaluation.
3. Seminar/Faculty Advisor Evaluations
Student externs must complete an evaluation of the Seminar/Faculty Advisor.
H. Faculty Advisor Guidelines
Each academic year the Faculty Advisor will visit in person each placement site where a student is externing. For sites that have externs in successive semesters, the Faculty Advisor need not visit in person every term, but may contact the externship placement supervisor by telephone. For externships that are outside of the State of Ohio (e.g., Independent Externships), the Faculty Advisor may contact the externship supervisor by telephone or ask a faculty member from another law school to visit the site.
The Faculty Advisor is responsible for the administration of the Externship Seminar class.
The Faculty Advisor will award a pass/fail grade for each student based on the following course requirements:
a. Satisfactory completion of the requisite number of working hours for credit hours;b. Satisfactory completion of journals discussing work;c. Oral presentation on work experience at a Seminar meeting;d. Receipt of site supervisor’s evaluation of your work (which must be satisfactory); and e. Receipt of your evaluation of the externship and the course.
The Faculty Advisor will not issue a grade unless all course requirements are met.
If the Faculty Advisor (following consultation with all parties) believes that the externship is not operating satisfactorily (and the situation cannot be remedied), the Faculty Advisor, in consultation with the Office of Career Planning and the Associate Dean may terminate the externship.
I. Externship Placement Site Expectations
The externship program provides our law students the opportunity to obtain practical legal experience while earning course credit. We place our students in settings where, under close supervision of an attorney or judge, they contribute to the on-going work of the office. This gives students the chance to learn the law by being active
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participants in the legal process. We also seek to ensure that externs are afforded the opportunity to observe legal proceedings in which the office is engaged so that they receive broad exposure to the legal system.
The type of work in which a student engages varies depending on the placement. Most often students conduct legal research and draft motions, memoranda of law, or appellate briefs. When working in a judge’s chamber, they may write bench memos in preparation for hearings on cases or draft orders and opinions. In some placements they may conduct client or witness interviews, engage in document review or other types of fact investigation, or draft contracts.
The Supervising Attorney must screen any work product released to the Faculty Advisor so that disclosure does not jeopardize the attorney-client privilege or create any other potential conflicts of interest or ethical concerns.
Upon completion of the externship, the Supervising Attorney will evaluate the student’s performance on a form provided by C|M| LAW.
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Appendix A – Externship Program Application and Release of Information Form
Externship Program Application
Part 1: Student Information:
Name: ____________________________________CSU ID#:_____________________
Current Address: _________________________________________________________
Current Phone #: ___________________ GPA: _________
I am applying for an Externship for the Fall/ Spring/ Summer semester of 20____
Externship Preferences:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
Part 2: Release of Information for Externship Placement I hereby release my law school transcript and authorize consultations with my law school professors regarding my academic performance for purposes of the externship program indicated below.
_________________________________________________Signature
_________________________________________________CSU ID #
__________________________________________________Date
__________________________________________________Semester/Year for which Externship is requested
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Appendix B – Sample Resumes
Mary Q. Contrary145 Bluebell Lane
Garden City, Ohio 44321Phone: 216-123-4567 email: [email protected]
EDUCATION:Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OhioJ.D. expected, December 2008G.P.A.: 3.24/4.00, top 20%
Honors and Activities:Journal of Law and Health, Articles EditorInternational Law Students AssociationDean’s ScholarDean’s List
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OhioB.A., 2005
Double major: Economics and French; Minor: HistoryHonors and Activities: Phi Beta Kappa
EXPERIENCE:Bell, Book and Candle P.L.L. Cleveland, OHLaw Clerk May‘06-to presentDraft motions, research discovery issues in criminal and family law
Judge J.P. Royal Cleveland, OHLegal Extern Sept.’05–Dec.‘05Researched and wrote memoranda of law on such issues as first amendment rights, public records law, and due process.
Blockbuster Video Willoughby, OHManager June ’05 - Sept. ’05Managed branch of national chain video store. Responsibilities included personnel hiring and termination, tracking inventory, and maintaining practices within legal bounds of privacy, employee rights, and customer requirements, e.g. ADA.
SKILLS:Computer: Word, WordPerfect, Excel, html, Westlaw certification, LexisNexisLanguages: Proficient in written and spoken French; knowledge of spoken Swahili; can read GermanLicenses and Certifications: Ohio legal intern certificate
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Marlin E. Fish
45 Dockside Bay Medina, Ohio 43445 345/[email protected]
Education:
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OhioJuris Doctor expected, May 2009
Honors and Activities:Cleveland State Law Review, Associate
Note: “The Constitutionality of the Socratic Teaching Method: is it Professor Abuse of Law Students?” to be published in 50 Clev. St L. Rev. ____
Indiana University, Bloomington, IndianaBachelor of Science, Chemistry, 2006
Experience:
Housing Clinic Aug. 2008 - presentStudent Clinician Cleveland, Ohio
Meet with Legal Aid clients; created file, including introductory material on client and client’s problem; assess problems and provide suggested solutions; research and draft motions, briefs, and other filings; present case in hearings.
Solomon, Able, and Justice, Co., L.P.A. May ‘08-Aug.’08Law Clerk Lorain, Ohio
Researched and drafted briefs, including appellate; researched and organized filings for Ohio Supreme Court case on wrongful death; researched and wrote memoranda on real estate tax laws
Professor Knowsit October ’07 – May ’07Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University Cleveland, OhioResearch Assistant
Researched and wrote memoranda on death penalty statutes around the world; compiled clemency data.
City of Cleveland Municipal Court June ’07 – Aug. ’07Law Clerk Cleveland, Ohio
Completed mediation training and mediated various issues with parties before the municipal court; researched and drafted decisions; participated in in-take procedures, particularly with Spanish-speaking clients.
Skills:Computer: Proficient in LexisNexis and Westlaw, Word, WordPerfect, AccessLanguage: Fluent in Spanish, written and spoken
Interests: Hiking: Hiked Appalachian Trail in entirety.
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William A. EwingCell: 503-456-8765 Home: 216-777-7654334 South First St. [email protected], OH 44144
Education:Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Studies M.P.A expected, May 2009 Cleveland-Marshall College of Law J.D. expected, May 2009 Honors and Activities: Dean Scholarship BLSA, Secretary The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH B.A., Psychology
Experience:Wakum, Stiles, and Blough Westlake, OHLaw Clerk June 2008-present
Research and draft motions including summary judgment and motions to dismiss Write memoranda on litigation issues including evidence Prepare trial notebooks
Grayson and Knight Cleveland, OHLaw Clerk June 2007- Sept 2007
Updated docket materials Researched family law issues pertaining to child custody
Parmadale Parma, OHChild Care Worker April 2004-June 2006
Supervised children in residential and educational setting Supervised 2-3 aids for developmentally delayed youth
Cuyahoga County Department of Job and Family Services Cleveland, OHSocial Service Worker Oct 2000-Mar 2003
Interviewed and assessed family situations including child abuse and other violence claims Prepared documents for court cases; testified Worked with prosecutor’s office in filing motions and complaints
US Army Ft. Carson, COArmored Cavalry Officer (Honorably Discharged) May 1996-May 2000
Led soldiers in combat operations in Iraq Drafted handbook for standard operating procedure for Casualty Operations Responsible for care and maintenance of all personal weapons and sensitive items in Arms Room
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Policies and Procedures for Independent Externships
I.Policy Statement
C|M|LAW has a long tradition of providing externship programs for its law students. For more than a decade, students have been placed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Federal Public Defender’s Office, state appellate court judges and federal district and appellate court judges. These placements provide students with a unique opportunity to improve their writing, research and oral communication skills, to appreciate the significant ethical issues facing the profession, and to integrate what they learn in the classroom with the actual practice of law. For the externs to fully achieve these goals, and in order for the program to meet ABA/AALS accreditation standards, significant supervision is required by an attorney at the placement site (referred to as the “Supervising Attorney”) and the Faculty Advisor responsible for the externship program during the relevant term. Externships are further distinguished from other employment situations in that compensation cannot be paid for the student’s services.
C|M|LAW encourages students to pursue externships that relate closely to their personal career goals. Frequently, this can be achieved through placement in an existing externship. From time to time, however, students seek a more particularized experience. C|M|LAW supports students in their exploration of alternative placements through its Independent Externship program. Students have secured Independent Externships at various sites, including the Cleveland NAACP, Fair Housing Council of Northeast Ohio, HUD, IMG, Lincoln Electric, the Alaska Public Defender’s Office, the Ohio American Civil Liberties Union, and in many other governmental and nonprofit settings across the country. 2
The goals of the Independent Externship are to provide flexibility regarding the placement opportunities available for students while simultaneously maintaining C|M|LAW’s historically high standards for externships. We expect students to engage in work and receive supervision comparable to that of students in other externships. Most often, students conduct legal research and draft motions, memoranda of law, or appellate briefs. When working
in a judge’s chambers3, they may write bench memos in preparation for hearings on cases or draft orders and opinions. In some placements, they may conduct client or witness interviews, or engage in discovery and document review or other types of fact investigation. A key aspect of every externship is close supervision by a designated attorney at the placement. We expect that the supervisor will keep track of the quantity and quality
2 Most externship placements are in the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area or within reasonable driving distance of Cleveland. We will consider Independent Externship in a more remote location, on the condition that suitable arrangements can be made for participation in the Externship Seminar and appropriate supervision of the student’s work.3 Students need to talk to OCP first before arranging an externship with a judge with whom we do not have an existing relationship in order to ensure the externship fits within C|M|LAW's criteria for judicial externships.
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of the student’s assignments throughout the semester. As is true in any law setting, we expect the student will discuss her findings with the person who made the assignment, if different from the supervisor. In addition, the supervisor will review and comment on the student’s work throughout the term so that the student hones her/his professional skills, be they written or oral, and expands her/his understanding of professional responsibilities.4 We also encourage supervisors to involve externs in the work of the office outside of the particular assignments, e.g., observing depositions, trials, sentencing hearings, or other appropriate proceedings.
With those objectives in mind, we have adopted the procedures stated below to govern the approval and implementation of Independent Externships.
II. Procedures
A. Prerequisites:
1. Completion of 29 semester hours.2. Completion of substantially all of our Required Core Curriculum.3. Have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above.4. Obtain approval from site supervisor.5. Obtain approval from the Associate Dean for Administration.
B. Procedures for obtaining approval of an Independent Externship:
1. A student who has identified a particular area of law in which he or she would like to gain experience—for example, poverty law or civil liberties—should identify an organization that addresses that area of law. Placements at private law firms are not permitted.
2. The student should contact the organization to determine whether an attorney is available who is willing and able to assign and mentor the student’s work and to coordinate supervisory efforts with the Faculty Advisor for externships.
3. The student must submit two documents to the Associate Dean for Administration at least 30 days before the first day of registration for the term in which the proposed externship, if approved, will commence: (a) a written proposal detailing the externship and (b) a Statement of Understanding signed by the Supervising Attorney.
The written proposal shall include the following:
a) a description of the organization;
b) a description of the legal work the extern will do (e.g., client interviews, legal research, drafting documents or memos, court appearances,3 etc.);
c) the tentative work schedule the extern has negotiated with the organization, including the days of the week and the hours on those days;5
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d) an explanation of the educational benefits that the extern believes will result from the placement;
e) the Supervising Attorney’s name, position within the organization, address, e-mail address, and phone number;
f) a statement that the student and Supervising Attorney have considered and discussed any anticipated conflicts of interest, impact on the attorney-client privilege between the organization and its clients, and other ethical concerns that the placement might raise; and
g) any other information the student deems relevant to the proposal or specifically requested by the externship committee or member thereof.
h) A copy of the Statement of Understanding that the Supervising Attorney must sign is attached.
4. Upon receipt of the written proposal, the Associate Dean for Administration will review the proposal and either approve it, deny it, or return it to the student with a request to provide additional information.
5. The Associate Dean’s denial of a proposal is final and is not appealable to the Dean of the law school, the faculty, or any committee thereof.
C. Procedures following approval of an externship:
1. Upon approval of an Independent Externship, the Faculty Advisor for the externship program during the relevant term will meet with the Supervising Attorney to further discuss the goals and objectives of the externship program. The externship Faculty Advisor will also be available throughout the course of the semester to answer questions and receive feedback from the Supervising Attorney.
2. The extern is required to attend the Externship Seminar conducted by the Faculty Advisor for the externship program. The Faculty Advisor, at the commencement of each term, determines the specific dates and times of the seminars. For externships outside of the Cleveland area, the student must meet with the Faculty Advisor prior to leaving Cleveland and make alternative arrangements.
______________________________5 Students may participate in the externship program during the fall, during or summer terms. During the fourteen-week fall or spring terms, a student must work 16 hours per week (for 4 credits) or 24 hours per week (for 6 credits). In the seven-week summer term students work 24 hours per week (for 3 credits) or 40 hours per week (for 5 credits).
3. Each extern will be required to maintain a journal that chronicles and reflects on work assignments at the placement. The journal must be submitted to the Faculty Advisor on a weekly basis. The Faculty Advisor, at the commencement of the externship, will announce specifics as to the form and content of the journal.
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4. Final drafts of the student’s work product will be submitted to the Faculty Advisor for review. The extern and Supervising Attorney must screen any work product released to the Faculty Advisor so that disclosure does not jeopardize the attorney-client privilege or create any other potential conflicts of interest or ethical concerns.
5. The Supervising Attorney shall closely monitor the student’s work, making sure that the tasks assigned are consistent with the goals and objectives of Cleveland-Marshall’s externship program, and providing meaningful feedback to the student. Upon completion of the externship, the Supervising Attorney will evaluate the student’s performance on a form provided by Cleveland-Marshall.
6. The Faculty Advisor will conduct an onsite visit, if feasible (depending on the location of the externship), during the course of the externship. Otherwise, the Faculty Advisor will speak with the supervisor via telephone.
7. Grading is pass/fail based upon the student’s compliance with the externship requirements as outlined herein and the evaluation provided by the Supervising Attorney.
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2121 Euclid Avenue, LB 138Cleveland, OH 44115
STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING
I have read the Policies and Procedures for Independent Externships at C|M|LAW and agree to serve as a Supervising Attorney pursuant to the requirements set forth therein for
__________________________________________________
(Student’s Name)
__________________________________________________(Attorney’s Name) (please print)
__________________________________________________(Address)
__________________________________________________(Phone)
__________________________________________________(E-mail)
__________________________________________________ __________________(Attorney’s Signature) (Date)
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