PRIVATE FIELD PLACEMENT COURSE
(LAWJ-4035) - UNITS

Field Placement Department approval required.

If you are seeking academic credit for your field placement, you must submit an application to the Field Placement Department via 12twenty by the applicable deadline, which can be found on the Field Placements website. Student and placement eligibility, in-depth application instructions, and more can also be found on the Field Placements website.

The Private Field Placement course is designed to complement the Private Field Placement experience and integrate the skills learned in the field placement. The Private Field Placement provides students with an opportunity to obtain off-campus placement in law firms and corporate legal departments and gain hands-on experience in the legal field. The course will use readings, class discussions, and written and oral exercises to expose externs to professional and ethical issues that arise in private and corporate practice. Specifically, this course will cover topics, such as the role of the law clerk, professionalism and civility in the practice of law, and best practices for lawyers in private practice. Course participants will be offered multiple opportunities for performance, self-evaluation and feedback on their oral and written work and other professional skills obtained in the private field placement.

Working under the supervision of experienced attorneys, students will be exposed to different practice areas and will gain insight into the practice of law while working on actual client matters. In conjunction with each student's field placement, students must enroll in this course. This course runs concurrent with the private field placement, meets regularly throughout the semester and is a required class for all students enrolled in a private field placement. A student in a private field placement may extern for 1-4 units in the summer and 2-4 units in the fall/spring with a maximum of 6 private field placement units in their law school career. Students may not receive credits for a paid externship.

Enrollment: If your field placement application is approved, you will receive notification of approval via email. The Field Placement Department will notify the Registrar's Office of the approval and request that you be enrolled in field placement units and the corresponding course for the field placement.

Pass/Fail:
Yes

Prerequisites:
None