2022-2023 Registration Guide

CLINICS AND EXTERNSHIPS

Section G). Students need to confirm with the Office of Academic Services that they have enough ungraded credits available to participate in the program, taking into consideration past semesters in addition to academic plans for remaining semesters at Suffolk Law.

Program Details

Students extern full time in a 10-credit ungraded field placement (the equivalent of 35 hours per week at the externship), with oversight from a faculty supervisor, during one semester of their final year at the law school. Students concurrently enroll in a two-credit graded externship seminar. Among other things, enrolled students are required to submit weekly time logs and journals, speak with his/her faculty advisor for one hour at least every other week, and complete mid-semester and end-of-semester evaluations of the placement. Participating students may not be employed or volunteer at any other job (including pro bono service) for more than 20 hours per week while participating in the Semester in Practice Program, nor may students be engaged in employment, which may conflict with the externship. Students may not receive monetary compensation for work at their for-credit externship. However, externs may be reimbursed for reasonable out of pocket expenses related to the externship (in the rare cases where students may be offered a modest stipend). To qualify under the program, externships must consist of legal work under the direct supervision of an attorney at the host organization, and the placement organization must be pre-approved by the Law School. Once students have been accepted into the Semester-in-Practice Program, students then apply to the organization. In the instances where SULS has a relationship with the organization, Suffolk Law will liaise with the placement organization. In other cases, students apply directly to the organization. Note that participation in the program is contingent upon the approval of the student by the relevant externship placement organization. Program Externships:

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