What is an Externship? What is the difference between an Externship and Clinic?
Externships place students with judges or lawyers working for legal service providers and state agencies. Students work as ‘externs’ for lawyers in those offices. Like Clinic, Externship students receive academic credit for the work they do in their placement. However, unlike Clinic where students are certified to practice and are the ‘acting attorneys’ for their clients, Externship students are not certified and are more like clerks for the judges or attorneys with whom they are placed.
