Business Law Externship

(Law 937; 3 credits)
In this course, students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience by working in the in-house legal department of a business or in the corporate/business practice of a law firm.  Students must complete 130 hours of work during the semester, an average of 10 hours a week, on which they receive feedback from supervisors at their placement.  Students also come together weekly for a classroom component, taught by the course professor, that involves drafting exercises and reflection on the experiential learning in their placements.  [Prerequisites: Business Associations, Lawyering Skills III, Professional Responsibility.  Admission only by application to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.]

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