UC Davis School of Law - Academics and Clinicals

Academics and Clinicals

Overview

An externship is the involvement of a student in some phase of the legal process through the performance of supervised work of a legal nature in an approved law-related field setting for academic credit. There are eight Externship programs that are comprised of placements outside King Hall that are closely supervised by King Hall faculty. These Externship programs are:

Judicial Process (Law 425) (2 to 6 or 12 units)
Employment Relations (Law 455) (2 to 6 units)
Federal Taxation (Law 430) (2 to 6 units)
Public Interest (Law 460) (2 to 6 units)
Legislative Process (Law 445) (2 to 4 units)
Criminal Justice (Law 470) (2 to 6 or 12 units)
Intellectual Property (Law 465) (2 to 6 units)
Environmental Law (Law 450) (2 to 4 units)

All placements must be approved by the faculty advisor for the externship and are limited to the Northern California-Nevada geographical area in order to facilitate faculty on-site visits.

Note: Fall and Spring semester externships are for academic units only; students may not receive pay for hours worked.

If you have questions after reviewing these Guidelines, you may contact Rena Contreras, Clinical Office Administrator in Room 1380D or at rgcontreras@ucdavis.edu.

Externships	Supervisors	Room	Email
Criminal Justice	Prof. Jack Chin	2108	gjchin@ucdavis.edu
Environmental Law	Prof. Rick Frank	1110	rmfrank@ucdavis.edu
Employment Law	Prof. Courtney Joslin	2113	cgjoslin@ucdavis.edu
Intellectual Property	Prof. Peter Lee	1131	ptrlee@ucdavis.edu
Judicial Process	Prof. Elizabeth Joh	2125	eejoh@ucdavis.edu
Legislative Externship	Prof. Chris Elmendorf	2131	cselmendorf@ucdavis.edu
Public Interest	Prof. Jack Chin	1105	gjchin@ucdavis.edu
Tax Law	Prof. Dennis Ventry	2133	djventry@ucdavis.edu