Externships

An externship is a chance to work in a legal or law-related setting for academic credit. Externships combine the benefits of earning academic credit, gaining practical experience, and developing professional contacts.  The Externship Manual which includes registration and academic requirements can be found on Blackboard.

Externship Opportunities

We offer dozens of pre-approved externship opportunities. You can also arrange your own externship; once it's approved, a student-arranged externship can offer an experience that's tailor-made for your interests. Dean Kaplan will help you identify an externship that suits your goals.

Types of externships

We offer ten types of externships:

• Criminal Litigation Externships with state or federal public defenders and state or local prosecutors
• Federal Government Externship with executive or legislative agencies of the U.S. government
• Judicial externships with judges, courts, and organizations that provide research, educational, and management services to judges and courts
• Nonprofit Organization Externships with civil legal services and legal aid organizations and private nonprofit organizations
• Private Practice and In-house Counsel Externships with solo practitioners, law firms, and in-house law departments of corporations
• State and Local Government Externships with city or county attorneys, attorneys general, and executive or legislative agencies
• U.S. Attorney Externships with civil or criminal divisions of U.S. Attorney offices
• Virginia Attorney General Externships
• Virginia Court of Appeals Chief Staff Attorney Externships
• Virginia General Assembly Externships with a member of the Virginia Senate or House of Delegates during the spring General Assembly session