Students work 10 to 15 hours each week at their externship site under close supervision. The placement work is supported by a rigorous seminar tailored to the substantive law and practice and professional skills they will encounter in their work. The seminar provides an opportunity for students to reflect together on their experience and integrate the practical and theoretical learning. Law School graduates regularly identify these experiences as essential to their professional success.How to Apply
| FALL EXTERNSHIPS | SPRING EXTERNSHIPS |
Arts/Intellectual Property Ex. Arts and Entertainment | Arts/Intellectual Property Ex. Arts and Entertainment Ex. Practicing the Law of Music |
Civil Litigation and Government Civil Enforcement Ex. Environmental Practice Ex. N.Y. Attorney General's Office: Social and Environmental Justice Ex. N.Y. Attorney General's Office: Antitrust Enforcement Ex. N.Y. Attorney General’s Office: Employment Law and Civil Litigation Skills - Yearlong | Civil Litigation and Government Civil Enforcement Ex. Environmental Practice Ex. N.Y. Attorney General's Office: Social and Environmental Justice Ex. N.Y. Attorney General's Office: Antitrust Enforcement Ex. N.Y. Attorney General’s Office: Employment Law and Civil Litigation Skills - Yearlong Ex. N.Y. Attorney General’s Office: Law Enforcement Misconduct Investigations and Oversight Ex. Representing N.Y.C. - N.Y.C. Law Department |
Community-Based and Movement Lawyering/Social Change Ex. Housing Justice: The Right to Counsel in Housing Court Ex. Law, Power and Social Change | Community-Based and Movement Lawyering/Social Change Ex. Housing Justice: Power in Numbers Through Group Representation and Movement Lawyering Ex. Law, Power and Social Change |
Constitutional and Affirmative Litigation Ex. Constitutional Rights in Life and Death Penalty Cases Ex. The Knight First Amendment Institute | Constitutional and Affirmative Litigation Ex. The Knight First Amendment Institute |
Criminal Defense Ex. Bronx Defenders on Holistic Defense Ex. Criminal Appeals Ex. Federal Defenders of New York Ex. Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem Community Defense - Yearlong | Criminal Defense Ex. Bronx Defenders on Holistic Defense Ex. Criminal Appeals Ex. Federal Defenders of New York Ex. Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem Community Defense - Yearlong |
Criminal Prosecution Ex. Criminal Prosecution - Manhattan/Bklyn DA Ex. Federal Prosecution: U.S. Attorney's Office for the SDNY | Criminal Prosecution Ex. Criminal Prosecution - Manhattan/Bklyn DA Ex. Federal Prosecution: U.S. Attorney's Office for the EDNY |
| Human Rights | Human Rights |
Non-Litigation/Transactional Ex. Estate Planning Ex. Economic Justice and Empowerment - Consumer Bankruptcy Ex. General & In-House Counsel:
| Non-Litigation/Transactional Ex. Estate Planning Ex. Economic Justice and Empowerment Ex. General & In-House Counsel:
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Family and Immigration Defense Ex. Immigration Defense | Family and Immigration Defense Ex. Immigrant Youth Advocacy
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Judicial Ex. Federal Appellate Court Ex. Federal Court Clerk - Eastern District of N.Y. (EDNY) Ex. Federal Court Clerk - Southern District of N.Y. (SDNY) | Judicial Ex. Federal Appellate Court Ex. Federal Court Clerk - Eastern District of N.Y. (EDNY) Ex. Federal Court Clerk - Southern District of N.Y. (SDNY) |
Independent and Other Opportunities Experiential Practice:
Supervised JD/LLM Experiential Study Ex. Semester in Washington, D.C. Externship Program
| Independent and Other Opportunities Experiential Practice:
Supervised JD/LLM Experiential Study Ex. Semester in Washington, D.C. Externship Program Ex. Pro Bono Scholars (3Ls only) |