LAW 8011 - Externship:Judicial

Institution:

Villanova University

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Description: This externship provides students with the experience derived from working as law clerk externs in the chambers of state and federal judges in eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. It is also intended to improve the students' skills of case analysis, statutory analysis, legal research and legal writing, as well as their grasp of procedural rules and substantive law principles. Student- externs will be supervised by the judges and their law clerks. Each student will be required to spend 168 hours a semester at the courthouse (approximately 12 hours a week in the fall or spring semesters or 21 hours a week for eight weeks during the Summer), unless other arrangements are made with the supervising judge. In addition, students will be required to meet periodically as a group with the Law School supervisor. This classroom component will provide students with an opportunity to discuss the progress of the externship, raise ethical issues, and learn more about the judicial process generally. Each student will be required to submit time sheets to the Law School supervisor on a bi-weekly basis, which will set forth the hours that they worked for the judge and describe in general terms the work performed. Students also will be required to complete at least one written project for the Judge during the semester, such as a bench memo or draft opinion-in order to receive credit for the course. Grading will be on a pass/fail basis. Although students will be evaluated by the supervising judges, the final grade is the responsibility of the Law School supervisor. Enrollment will be limited by the number of judges that participate in the program. A list of judges participating in the program will be posted and forwarded to students by E-mail. Students will then have the opportunity to apply to work with a particular judge by submitting a resume and transcript to the Law School supervisor. A student who receives an invitation from more than one judge to extern must accept the first offer. GRADED PASS/FAIL For registration details and program policies: click here 3.00credit(s) Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Law School

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.villanova.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 519-4500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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