LAW 522LEC - Judicial Externship Skills

This course will help students develop the legal skills necessary to perform as successful student judicial externs. Assignments will require students to further develop and refine their research, writing, and analytical skills. Students will learn how to prepare bench memoranda, judicial opinions, and other documents typically produced by judicial law clerks. We will examine the function and role of judicial clerks, the relationship between law clerks and judges, and the ethical obligations governing judges and their clerks. Students taking this course will gain a deeper understanding of trial and appellate court practice and become more adept at addressing complex legal questions. Because students will be simultaneously serving as judicial externs, ample time will be allotted for questions, discussion, and the exchange of workplace experiences.

Credits: 1