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THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS SCHOOL OF LAW

EXTERNSHIP COURSE APPLICATION

SUMMER 2023 SEMESTER

Applications must be emailed to Sandy Love at stlove@memphis.edu no later than

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2023 BY 12:00 P.M. (NOON)

*NOTE: PLACEMENTS WITH EARLIER DEADLINE INDICATED BELOW.

Please answer the following questions completely. Applications that are late, incomplete or unaccompanied by the supporting materials (cover letter(s) and resume) requested below will not be considered.

Name:*

Address (Street, City, State, Zip Code):*

Telephone (Home, Cell, Work):*

Email Address:*

Other contact (e.g. parent) able to reach you if you are not at the above numbers. Include name & number of other contact person/s*

When will you graduate (Semester & Year)?*

How many course credits do you anticipate you will have completed by the START of the Summer 2023 semester (following completion of the Spring 2023 semester)?*

How many of those completed credits will be ungraded?*

Have you previously enrolled and received credit for a Clinic or Externship course?

Yes

No

If you answered YES to the above question, which Clinic or Externship?

Have you previously been given permission to enroll in a Clinic or Externship and then decided not to register or dropped the course before the beginning of the semester?

Yes

No

If you answered Yes to the above question, which Clinic or Externship?

Have you previously been enrolled in and then dropped or withdrawn from a Clinic or Externship?

Yes

No

If you answered Yes to the above question, which Clinic or Externship?

If your answer to question #10 or #11 is yes, please explain why you failed to register, dropped, or withdrew.

13. How many total credit hours do you plan to take in the Summer 2023 semester, including an Externship?*

14. List any law or law-related employment experience, including internship or externship placements. In your response, please state the name of each employer and the dates of employment.*

15. Apart from an Externship, do you plan on being employed (including both paid and volunteer employment and/or any positions you have applied for or are considering applying for but have not yet done so) during the Summer 2023 semester? If so, please specify the person or organization for whom/which you intend to work and the hours that you expect to work.*

16. What other time commitments do you expect to have during the Summer semester? Please include school activities (Moot Court Board, Law Review/Journal, travel teams, other organizations).*

17. Please list all elective courses you will have completed at the University of Memphis School of Law by the beginning of the Summer 2023 semester (following completion of the Spring 2023 semester). *

18. Will you have completed Evidence or Professional Responsibility by the start of the Summer 2023 semester?

Yes

No

19. What area of law do you have a particular interest in pursuing as a career or would like an opportunity to explore or learn more about in an externship opportunity?*

20. Do you have any specific or general goals for after graduation in terms of immediate career or future career outcome?

SUPPORTING MATERIALS

To facilitate the selection process, please attach a copy of your resume and a cover letter relating (1) any information about yourself, your expected career goals, or your educational, employment or volunteer experiences that you believe would be relevant to the Externship(s) for which you are applying, and (2) your particular reasons for wanting to enroll in the specific Externship(s) for which you are applying and the expectations/goals you have for what you hope to accomplish.

IMPORTANT:

Please submit your cover letter(s) and resume in MICROSOFT WORD format.

If you are applying for more than one Externship field placement, please submit a SEPARATE, TARGETED COVER LETTER FOR EACH FIELD PLACEMENT.

Unless instructed otherwise in the handout describing Summer Externship field placements, all cover letters should be addressed to Professor Schaffzin as follows:

Daniel M. Schaffzin

Associate Professor of Law

Director of Experiential Learning

Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

1 N. Front Street, Suite 101

Memphis, TN 316103-21169

EXTERNSHIPS(S) TO WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING

(IF MORE THAN ONE, NUMBER ACCORDING TO PREFERENCE)

If applying to more than one Externship, please indicate placement preference by numbering UP TO YOUR TOP 4 choices according to preference. THERE IS A FIELD TO DO THIS AT THE END OF THE FIELD PLACEMENT SECTION.

Please note that Externships marked with an * may require background checks, security clearance, or other pre-start clearance by the placement in addition to law school approval. Please read the description for each Externship (in a separate handout) to which you are applying in order to determine any additional prerequisites or preferences that may apply.

JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIPS - U.S. COURTS

U.S. District Court for the Western District of TN (2 or 3 Cdts/16 or 24 weekly hours)

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of TN (2 or 3 Cdts/16 or 24 wkly hrs)

JUDICIAL EXTERNSHIPS – TENNESSEE STATE COURTS (2 or 3 Cdts/16 or 24 weekly hrs)

Shelby County Circuit Court

Shelby County Chancery Court

CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXTERNSHIPS

U.S. Attorney’s Office* (3 Credits/24 weekly hours) (Must be 2L/rising 3L to apply)

Federal Public Defender’s Office (2 or 3 Credits/16 or 24 weekly hours)

Shelby County District Attorney’s Office* (2 or 3 Cdts/16 or 24 wkly hours)

Shelby County District Attorney’s Honors Externship (4 Credits/32 weekly hours)

Davidson County District Att’y’s Office (Nashville) (2 or 3 Cdts/16 or 24 wkly hrs)**

**Application Due – Friday, January 27 by 12:00 P.M. (NOON)**

STATE/MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT EXTERNSHIPS

Office of the Attorney General for the State of Tennessee (3 Credits/24 weekly hours)

------ Memphis office of the TN AG

-------Nashville office of the TN AG

Memphis City Attorney’s Office (2 or 3 Credits/16 or 24 wkly hours)

-------Litigation Unit of City Attorney's Office

-------Transactional Unit of City Attorney's Office

Code Enforcement/Neighborhood Preservation Act Litigation Unit of City Attorney's Office

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (Gen. Counsel) (2 or 3 Cdts/16 or 24 hrs)

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY EXTERNSHIPS

Equal Employment Opp’y Commission (3 Credits/24 weekly hours)

------Hearings Unit of the EEOC

-------Legal Unit of the EEOC

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of Counsel

**Application Due – Friday, January 27 by 12:00 P.M. (NOON)**

HEALTH PRACTICE EXTERNSHIPS

Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corporation* (3 Credits/24 weekly hours)

------General Legal (Baptist)

-------Labor & Employment (Baptist)

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare* (3 Credits/24 weekly hours)

Regional One Health (The Med)* (3 Credits/24 weekly hours)

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital* (3 or 4 Credits/24 or 32 weekly hours)

**Application Due – Wednesday, January 25 by 12:00 P.M. (NOON)**

IN-‐HOUSE EXTERNSHIPS

Ducks Unlimited – Office of Land Protection (2 or 3 Credits/16 or 24 wkly hours)

FedEx Logistics, Inc. – Legal Department* (3 Credits/24 hours)

-------General Placement (FedEx)

-------Commercial Real Estate Placement (FedEx)

Shelby County Schools* – Office of General Counsel (3 Credits/16 hours)

University of Memphis Office of Athletic Compliance (2 or 3 Credits/16 or 24 wkly hrs)

University of Memphis Office of University Counsel (3 Credits/24 hours)

University of Tennessee Research Foundation (2 or 3 Credits/16 or 24 weekly hours)

UTHSC Office of Sponsored Programs (2 or 3 Credits/16 or 24 weekly hours)

RANK YOUR TOP 4 FIELD PLACEMENT OPTIONS HERE:

LIMITATIONS ON ENROLLMENT IN CLINIC OR EXTERNSHIP COURSE

PLEASE NOTE the following Academic Regulations and Limitations affecting Externship Course Credit and Enrollment:

1. A student is required to satisfactorily complete one or more experiential course(s) totaling at least six (6) credit hours,including a minimum of one clinic course or externship. Satisfactory completion means earning a grade of C or better in a Clinic course and earning a grade of Satisfactory or better in the Externship Course.

2. To satisfy graduation requirements, a student is permitted no more than three (3) Externship or Clinic courses in any combination, provided that total Clinic hours shall not exceed ten (10) hours.

3. In accordance with the Law School’s Academic Regulations, not more than a total of twelve (24) credit hours may be utilized toward satisfying graduation requirements by satisfactorily completing the following courses: Any Externship, Law Review, Moot Court (including credit for participation on travel teams), and independent research. NOTE: The Externship Course is UNGRADED. All Clinics are FOUR, GRADED credits. Credits received for successful completion of a Clinic course do not count toward this ungraded credit limitation.

4. Absent permission from the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, a student may not repeat a Clinic or Externship, may not enroll in both a Clinic and Externship in the same semester or summer session, and may not enroll in more than one Clinic or more than one Externship in any semester or summer session. Enrollment in an Advanced Clinic course does not count as repeating a Clinic (e.g., enrolling the Advanced Elder Law Clinic after previously taking the Elder Law Clinic)

5. Unless permission of the Dean is obtained, no student enrolled in the Externship Course may be enrolled in more than 16 credit hours, including the Externship.

6. For enrollment purposes, students who have already taken and received credit for the participation in a Clinic will not receive priority for enrollment in the Clinic for a second semester or summer session. Students who have already taken and received credit for participation in an Externship will not receive priority for enrollment in an Externship for a second semester or summer session.