FALL 2017 EXTERNSHIP COURSE – OPEN PLACEMENTS REMAIN – FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR ENROLLMENT
Dear Rising 2L and 3L Students:
Enrollment in the Law School’s Externship Course is an incredible way to gain valuable legal experience, continue honing your lawyering skills, and earn academic credit while working under the supervision of judges and practicing attorneys. This summer, more than 50 students completed field placements through the Summer 2017 Externship Course.
If you are not one of the students already enrolled in the Fall 2017 Externship Course, you can still apply for a number of excellent field placements that remain available through Course enrollment. Among them are the following:
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours)
- Tennessee Supreme Court (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours)
- Baptist Memorial Healthcare – Office of Legal Counsel (three credits; 12 weekly placement hours)
- Regional One Health (formerly The Med) – Office of Legal Counsel (three credits; 12 weekly placement hours)
- Memphis Area Legal Services – Family Unit, Consumer Unit, Education Law Unit, Fair Housing Unit, Low Income Taxpayer Unit (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours)
- Mid-South Immigration Advocates (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours)
- Memphis City Attorney’s Office – Litigation Unit and Transactional Unit (three credits; 12 weekly placement hours)
- Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority – Office of General Counsel (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours).
If you wish to apply for enrollment in any of the above-identified field placements through the Fall 2017 Externship Course or have other questions, please email or call (901-678-5056) Professor Danny Schaffzin IMMEDIATELY.
Thank you for your interest!
Professor Schaffzin
