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In addition to the Legal Clinic, UK Law offers seven externships in which you can obtain experience outside the College in applied research, fact gathering, interviewing, counseling, investigation, negotiation, working with outside experts and trial advocacy. All afford academic credit on a pass/fail basis.
Children's Law Center Externship:
This externship gives you the opportunity to work directly with a supervising attorney in representing children involved in high-conflict custody cases, who are victims of sexual assault, or who have educational disabilities or are homeless.
Department of Public Advocacy Externship:
You will learn the criminal litigation process and trial strategies by assisting attorneys representing indigent criminal defendants in Family COurt, Juvenile Court and in District Court misdemeanor cases.
Energy and Environment Cabinet Externship:
This externship enables you to work with attorneys in the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, giving you insight into the legal and policy issues arising from energy development and environmental protection and the legal implications of emerging energy strategies.
Innocence Project Externship:
This program places you with the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy's Innocence Project, where you would work on appeals for serious criminal cases involving claims of factual innocence. You will learn practical legal skills such as conducting investigations, interviewing clients and witnesses, researching and drafting legal documents and working with experts.
Judicial Clerkship Externship:
In this program, you are assigned to a local state or federal judge and work as part of the judge's staff for the semester. Participating judges are very experienced in working with students, and will see that you are exposed to every aspect of motion and litigation practice.
Prison Externship:
A unique program at the Federal Correctional Institute-Lexington, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, permits you to counsel inmates in civil and criminal matters. It is conducted by an adjunct instructor experienced in the legal problems of incarcerated people.
Prosecutorial Externship:
If you are interested in criminal law, as a third-year student you can be placed with the Commonwealth Attorney's Office in Lexington. Under the Kentucky Supreme Court's limited practice rule, you are able to participate in criminal prosecutions in court under the close supervision of an attorney.
UK HealthCare Risk Management Office Externship:
You will learn about hospital risk management while doing research, attending legal proceedings and hospital committee meetings and reviewing clinical investigations under the supervision of the UK HealthCare Risk Management Director.
U.S. Attorney's Office, Appellate Section Externship:
This unique externship gives you the opportunity to work on appellate briefs with the U.S. Attorney's Office Appellate Section. |
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