Center for Externships

Externships at Northwestern Pritzker Law

Externships provide students with opportunities to build lawyering skills by working with lawyers and judges in a legal or judicial office outside the law school. The Center for Externships offers a range of Practicum Courses where students can combine real-world experience under the supervision of experienced lawyers with a seminar related to the externship work taught by a faculty member.

Students in externships build skills including interviewing and advising clients, creating legal strategies, drafting legal documents, appearing in court, and working as part of a legal team. Students can select the externship experience(s) that aligns with the skills they want to build, the kind of law they want to explore, and the legal setting they want to experience.

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