Loyola University ChicagoSchool of Law

Externship ProgramJudicial Externship

Application Process

Summer/Fall 2013

Externships are available in the following areas: Judicial Alternative Dispute Resolution Child Law Corporate Criminal Entertainment/Creative Arts/Sports Government/Public Interest Health Law Intellectual Property

Requirements and Credit Hours Externship opportunities for academic credit are available to all

current law students upon completion of all required first year courses (Civil Procedure, Contracts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Property, Torts, and Legal Writing).

Students may elect to apply and register for externships for 2 or 3 hours of academic credit. A student is required to work as an extern at their field placement 110 hours in order to earn 2 hours of credit. A student is required to work as an extern at his or her field placement for 165 hours to earn 3 hours of credit. This is a graded course and you may earn up to a total of 8 credits as an extern over the course of your law school career.

Judicial Externships Students may apply for a judicial externship through the Law

School to: Federal District Court Judges Federal Bankruptcy Court Judges Circuit Court of Cook County Judges (Criminal, Civil-Law,

Chancery, Mortgage Foreclosure, Child Protection, Domestic Violence Divisions)

Illinois Appellate Court 18th Judicial Circuit Court of DuPage Additionally, students may find placements through the

American Bar Association, Just the Beginning Foundation, or through personal contacts with members of the judiciary. Students may apply for externship credit with permission of the Director of Experiential Learning.

How to apply to the extern sites: For judicial sites only: Jan. 28-Feb. 4 you will be able to submit your

resume and transcript to apply for externships via symplicity. Follow the symplicity instructions handout. A few judges may require a writing sample or cover letter (these additional documents will also be submitted via symplicity).

For all other externship sites, please attend one of the information

sessions with Ms. Gough and review the requirements on the website.http://www.luc.edu/law/career/externships.html

Interview Process with Judges You must apply via Symplicity by uploading your resume and

transcript. Loyola mails your materials to the various judges. The judges contact the students they would like to interview.

We do not know the time frame the judges will use in interviewing and extending offers.

If you accept an interview with a federal judge, you must be ready to accept an offer. You can accept more than one interview, but must be ready to accept an offer from a judge immediately and cancel all other interviews.

Example Scenario: You have an interview with Judge X on Monday and Judge Y on Tuesday. Judge X makes you an offer at your interview, you must accept and cancel your interview with Judge Y.

Course Registration Deadlines Once you have secured an externship

submit an internal externship application to Josie M. Gough, Director of Experiential Learning, Room 1317

Internal Applications will be available on February 15th on the externship website and are due to Ms. Gough no later than March 15th for summer and July 15th for fall.

Registration and Schedule Once your internal application has been approved, you

must register for the extern course on LOCUS. Students should select the day and time they wish to attend class. The course is offered as follows:

Summer 2013, Tuesday, 4-5 PM, Ms. Kieffer Fall 2013

Public Interest/Judicial Placements Only: Tuesday, 4-5 PM, Ms. Kieffer

All other placements: Wednesday, 5-6 PM, Ms. Gough All other placements: Thursday, 5-6 PM, Ms. Gough

Course Requirements 1. Students must attend all class sessions. 2. Students must work at least 8 hours/week not to exceed 15

hours/week during the semester and 20 hours/week in the summer. 3. Prepare or cause to be prepared all supervisor and student

agreements and evaluations. 4. Students prepare a project list and track all hours. 5. Students must attend individual meetings with course instructor. 6. Students complete all classroom reading and writing

assignments as assigned. 7. Other assignments as described on the course syllabus.

General Reminder: Students may not receive credit for work performed as

an extern if they are also paid for that work.

QUESTIONS Visit: http://www.luc.edu/law/academics/ special/externships.html

For questions regarding the Judicial Externships, please contact Maureen Kieffer, Associate Director of Career Services, Suite 1301, (312) 915-7124, mkieffer1@luc.edu

For all other externship categories, please contact Josie M. Gough, Director of Experiential Learning, Room 1317, (312) 915-7887, jgough@luc.edu