In deciding whether to approve a program for extern credit, Colorado Law will evaluate the following criteria to see if they are met:

  • The program is of substantial educational value,
  • The work to be done is of the kind a beginning lawyer might do in a professional capacity or is closely related thereto,
  • The work must have a substantial writing component,
  • The work must be uncompensated,
  • The field supervisor is a practicing attorney or judge located at the externship site who is commited to mentoring and providing the student with substantial feedback on his/her/their work product,
  • The sponsoring organization must provide the student with an adequate opportunity to work the required number of hours to earn the externship credit,
  • The student must maintain a detailed record of hours worked in the externship

In addition to working at their sponspring organization, students are required to attend class sessions offered during the semester through the Externship Program.

PLEASE NOTE:

  1. Students may not do an externship as a research assistant for a law school professor.
  2. Students must have completed at least 30 law school credits to be eligible to do an Externship.
  3. Law firms and private organizations who would like to employ the services of our students are encouraged to employ them for wages.  In many circumstances, the time a student spends working for a law firm may be billed to a client.  The Office of Career Development is available to aid in matching firms and private organizations with students who would be qualified to work for them