621S.02 Externship Seminar
Experiential education is an essential part of Duke Law School’s innovative curriculum. The Externship Program is designed to allow a student to receive academic credit for gaining legal experience beyond what is available in the classroom and clinic settings by working under the supervision of a licensed attorney in a governmental, corporate, judicial, or non-profit law office. In addition to the hours spent working in the externship placement, first-time externs take this one-credit companion class. This class course applies the innovation principles of design thinking to the problem of designing your life and vocation in and beyond law school. We'll approach questions such as, “Once I have my law degree, how do I get a life?” “How do I synthesize what I like to do and what I’m good at?” and “What do I want out of life and work after law school?”
Topics we’ll cover include the integration of work and worldview, the realities of engaging the workplace and what can hold you back from realizing your full potential, how to promote your own happiness, and how to set long- and short-term goals for getting the most out of your externship and beyond. This is an experiential course that includes readings, videos, seminar-style discussions, personal written reflections, and individual mentoring/coaching.
Credit for work in the externship placement (621) will be awarded on a Credit/No Credit basis, while the companion class (621S) is graded in accordance with the Duke Law grading policy for High-Pass / Pass / Low-Pass / Fail classes. Students will be automatically enrolled in the Externship Seminar after they turn in their Externship Registration Form (available here) to Holly Dorfman (holly.dorfman@law.duke.edu) Students may not register themselves for the externship or seminar. In Fall 2024 the Externship Seminars meet Tuesday afternoon from 4:00M-6:00PM or Wednesday afternoon from 4:00PM-6:00PM.
Applications for Fall 2024 externships are due no later than 5:00 PM, June 28, 2024.
Fall 2024
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621S.02 |
Course Credits
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Reflective Writing
Class participation
Other
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Bethan Eynon | ||
Canvas site: https://canvas.duke.edu/courses/41695 |
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Degree Requirements |
Course Requirements - JD
Course Requirements - LLM
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