Your Guide to the Judicial and Public Interest Externship Programs Externships A to Z Your Guide to the Judicial and Public Interest Externship Programs

Externship Opportunities Judicial Externships (placements with judges) Government/Public Interest Externships (placements with government entities and non-profit organizations) Students may apply a total of 8 externship credits towards graduation. Students may do more than one externship in each program, if they choose. (Students may not receive credit for paid work, including work for which they receive PILF funding.)

Judicial Externships - Basics Perform unpaid work for a judge and his or her staff in chambers Participating judges include: United States Circuit, District, Bankruptcy, and Magistrate Judges; Ohio Supreme Court Justices; an Ohio Court of Appeals Judge, and Franklin County Common Pleas, Domestic Relations, Juvenile, and Probate Court Judges We secure the placement

Judicial Externships - Basics Offered summer, fall, and spring semesters Summer – May/June 2 credits Students work 8 hours per week for 8 weeks Fall – August to December 3 Credits Students work 8 hours per week for 14 weeks Spring – January to April Limited only by the number of available placements

Judicial Externships - Academic Component Graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory Must attend mandatory one-hour class once per month (ABA requirement) Submit weekly journal entries discussing your experiences as an extern Write a 5 page reflective essay Submit a sample of work for the Court during your externship

Public Interest and Governmental Externships - Basics Perform unpaid work for a governmental entity or non-profit organization that is approved as an externship placement by the law school. The law school has secured a number of placements with state and federal governmental agencies and Ohio-based non-profit organizations. Students may also find their own placements, provided space in the program is available and the placement obtains approval from the law school. Students may work at out-of-state placements.

Government and Public Interest placements with whom we have relationships American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals CASA of Franklin County City of Columbus Human Resources Department Columbus Bar Association Ethics Department Columbus Legal Aid Columbus State University Legal Counsel Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office Cuyahoga County Public Defender Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office Disability Rights Ohio Economic and Community Development Institute Environmental Law and Policy Center Equality Ohio Education Fund Fairfield County Prosecutor’s Office Federal Public Defender’s Office-Habeas Federal Public Defender’s Office-Trial Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office-felony Franklin County Public Defender Franklin County Public Defender-juvenile Jobs and Family Services

Industrial Commission Legal Aid Society of Columbus Nationwide Children’s Hospital Ohio Attorney General Ohio Attorney General-Antitrust Division Ohio Civil Service Employees Association Ohio Department of Agriculture Ohio Environmental Council Ohio Legal Assistance Fund (OLAF) Ohio Public Defender Ohio State University Office of Compliance Ohio Supreme Court-Dispute Resolution, Master Commissioners Student Legal Services at OSU

Government/Public Interest Externships - Basics Offered summer, fall, and winter semesters Fall or Spring 3 Credits Students must work approximately 10 hours per week in the placement. Summer 2 credits or 4 credits Students must work 50 hours per credit at the placement. The hours may be worked over the entire summer or during half of the summer.

Government /Public Interest Externships – Academic Component Graded “satisfactory”/ “unsatisfactory” Must attend a mandatory orientation session and mandatory one-hour classes once per month Submit weekly journal entries Write a 5 page reflective essay Submit a sample of work during your externship

The Application Process Application materials may be found at http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/programs/externships/ Complete an application and submit your resume and a 5-page writing sample with your application Be as specific as you want to be about preferred placements in the application If you plan to find your own placement, you must ensure that your placement submits a placement application. Please note: There is no guarantee that your placement will be approved. Deadline: Tuesday, November 8, for preference assignments Later applications will be considered after timely/complete applications have been considered.

Matching Students to Placements Students in both programs will be matched to placements by Student Services staff (except for students who have found their own placements). When matching students to placements, staff will consider student preferences, a students’ demonstrated interest in a relevant area of law, and the preferences of the placement. Students’ class rank and GPA will be neither irrelevant nor controlling.

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