LAW 995 - Externship Clinic I

Institution:

Saint Louis University-Main Campus

Subject:

Law

Description:

Pre-requisites: LAW-800 (Civil Procedure I) LAW-801 (Civil Procedure II) LAW-705 (Legal Profession) This externship clinic is open to students who have completed 46 hours or one-half of their legal education. Students enrolled in this clinic must enroll concurrently in the Lawyering Practice course (LAW-985). Students work in civil, criminal, or corporate placements in the community under the supervision of a licensed attorney, and the direction of a full-time faculty member. Past civil and criminal externships include placements with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance, Family Court, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, and the District Counsel of the IRS, local prosecutors, the U.S. Attorney?s Office, and the Attorney General?s Office. Past corporate placements include in-house counsel for BJC Health Systems, Sisters of Mercy, and Saint Louis University General Counsel?s Office. Depending on the particular externship placement, students may also be required to complete additional prerequisites such as Administrative Law, Business Associations, Criminal Procedure I, Employment Discrimination, Evidence, Family Law, Health Law, Taxation, or Trial Advocacy. Certain placements may satisfy the Health Law Certificate?s Practice Externship requirement. Students may take this course for 3 or 4 credits. For each externship credit hour, a student must work 3 hours each week. Grades in this course are recorded on the student?s transcript as Pass/Fail. Students register through the Clinic.

Credits:

2.00 - 4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.slu.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 977-2222

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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