Loyola University Chicago
School of Law
Externship Program
Judicial Externship
Application Process
Spring 2013
Externships are available in the
following areas:
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Judicial
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Child Law
Corporate
Criminal
Entertainment/Creative Arts/Sports
Government/Public Interest
Health Law
Intellectual Property
Requirements and Credit Hours
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Externship opportunities for academic credit are available to all
current law students upon completion of all required first year
courses (Civil Procedure, Contracts, Constitutional Law, Criminal
Law, Property, Torts, and Legal Writing).
Students may elect to apply and register for externships for 2 or 3
hours of academic credit. A student is required to work as an extern
at their field placement 110 hours in order to earn 2 hours of credit.
A student is required to work as an extern at his or her field
placement for 165 hours to earn 3 hours of credit. This is a graded
course and you may earn up to a total of 6 credits as an extern over
the course of your law school career.
Judicial Externships
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Students may apply for a judicial externship through the Law
School to:
 Federal District Court Judges and Magistrates
 Federal Bankruptcy Court Judges
 Circuit Court of Cook County Judges (Criminal, Civil, Child
Protection, Domestic Violence Divisions)
 18th Judicial Circuit Court of DuPage
Additionally, students may find placements through the American
Bar Association, Just the Beginning Foundation, or through
personal contacts with members of the judiciary. Students may
apply for externship credit with permission of the Director of
Experiential Learning.
How to apply to the extern sites:
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For judicial sites only: Sept. 13-20 you will be able to submit your
resume and transcript to apply for externships via symplicity.
Follow the symplicity instructions handout. A few judges may
require a writing sample or cover letter (these additional documents
will also be submitted via symplicity).
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For all other externship sites, please attend one of the information
sessions with Ms. Gough and review the requirements on the
website.
http://www.luc.edu/law/career/externships.html
Interview Process with Judges
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You must apply via Symplicity by uploading your resume and
transcript. Loyola mails your materials to the various judges.
The judges contact the students they would like to interview.
We do not know the time frame the judges will use in
interviewing and extending offers.
If you accept an interview with a federal judge, you must be
ready to accept an offer. You can accept more than one
interview, but must be ready to accept an offer from a judge
immediately and cancel all other interviews.
Example Scenario: You have an interview with Judge X on
Monday and Judge Y on Tuesday. Judge X makes you an offer
at your interview, you must accept and cancel your interview
with Judge Y.
Course Registration Deadlines
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Once you have secured an externship
submit an internal externship application to
Josie M. Gough, Director of Experiential
Learning, Room 1317
Internal Applications will be available on
Oct. 1, 2012 on the externship website and
are due to Ms. Gough no later than Dec.
21, 2012.
Registration and Schedule
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Once your internal application has been
approved, you must register for the extern
course on LOCUS. Students should select
the day and time they wish to attend class.
The course is offered as follows:
Tuesday, 4-5 PM, Ms. Kieffer
Wednesday, 5-6 PM, Ms. Gough
Thursday, 5-6 PM, Ms. Gough
Course Requirements
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1. Students must attend all class sessions.
2. Students must work at least 8 hours/week not to exceed 15
hours/week during the semester and 20 hours/week in the summer.
3. Prepare or cause to be prepared all supervisor and student
agreements and evaluations.
4. Students prepare a project list and track all hours.
5. Students must attend individual meetings with course instructor.
6. Students complete all classroom reading and writing
assignments as assigned.
7. Other assignments as described on the course syllabus.
General Reminder:
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Students may not receive credit for work performed as
an extern if they are also paid for that work.
QUESTIONS
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Visit: http://www.luc.edu/law/academics/ special/externships.html
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For questions regarding the Judicial Externships, please contact
Maureen Kieffer, Associate Director of Career Services, Suite 1301,
(312) 915-7124, mkieffer1@luc.edu
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For all other externship categories, please contact Josie M. Gough,
Director of Experiential Learning, Room 1317, (312) 915-7887,
jgough@luc.edu