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FALL 2016 EXTERNSHIP COURSE – Additional Field Placements Available – Apply for Enrollment Now – DEADLINE:WEDNESDAY, JULY 20TH, BY 4:00 P.M.

by · July 13, 2016

Dear Rising 2L and 3L Students:

Enrollment in the Law School’s Externship Course is an incredible way to earn valuable legal experience and academic credit while working under the supervision of judges and practicing attorneys.  There are presently 50 STUDENTS enrolled in the Summer 2016 Externship Course.  

If you are not one of the students already enrolled in the Fall 2016 Externship Course, I write to share that there remain a number of excellent field placements available through Externship Course enrollment.  Among them are the following:   

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours) 
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Hearing Division  (three credits; 12 weekly placement hours)
  • Baptist Memorial Healthcare – Office of Legal Counsel (three credits; 12 weekly placement hours)
  • Methodist Le Bonheur 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)
  • University of Memphis – Office of University Counsel (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours)
  • Community Legal Center – Immigration Justice Program (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours) 
  • Latino Memphis – Derechos Immigration Program (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours) 
  • Memphis Area Legal Services – Domestic Violence Unit, Fair Housing Units, and the Partnership for Educational Advocacy and Parity (PEAP) (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours) 
  • Mid-South Immigration Advocates (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours) 
  • Memphis City Attorney’s Office – Litigation Unit (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours)
  • Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority – Office of General Counsel (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours) 
  • Shelby County Health Department – Office of Legal Counsel (two credits; 8 weekly placement hours) 
  • Orion Federal Credit Union – Office of Legal Counsel (three credits; 8 weekly placement hours)

THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE FALL 2016 EXTERNSHIP COURSE IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 20TH, BY 4:00 P.M.  If you wish to apply for enrollment in any of the above-identified field placements through the Fall 2016 Externship Course or have other questions, please contact Professor Danny Schaffzin at 901-678-5056 or dschffzn@memphis.edu IMMEDIATELY.  

You can learn more about the Law School’s Externship Course and the Course’s approved field placements on the Program’s web page (http://www.memphis.edu/law/programs/externships.php).  In particular, please see the links to the “Policies and Guidelines” and “Field Placement Descriptions” sections.

Thank you for your interest!

Professor Schaffzin

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