Tysha Vaughn ’11 spent last summer as a legal intern with the Rhode Island Department of Health’s Healthy Homes and Environment Team, working on...
Upcoming Events
- C.L.E. - Introduction to Veterans Affairs Benefits
- MAY
22 - 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
- RWU Metro Center, 150 Washington Street, Providence, R.I.
- Pro Bono Collaborative Cocktail Reception
- MAY
31 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- One Citizens Plaza Rotunda
- Law Alumni Association Annual Breakfast Meeting
- JUN
14 - 7:45 am - 9:15 am
- Rhode Island Convention Center - First Floor West Lobby, Providence
- Philadelphia Area Alumni Reception
- JUN
27 - 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
- Maggiano's Little Italy, 1201 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
- 14th Annual Rhode Island Attorney General Open Government Summit
- JUL
27 - 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
- School of Law, Bristol, R.I.
Externship Programs
The School of Law offers students the opportunity to receive academic credit while gaining valuable experiential education through the Public Interest and Judicial Externship Programs.
Public Interest Externship Program
Students in the Public Interest Externship Program work two full days each week throughout the semester at a not-for-profit legal services organization or a government agency, and participate in a co-requisite seminar on “Public Interest Lawyering and Ethics.” Students can be certified through the R.I. Supreme Court to represent indigent clients under the supervision of licensed attorneys. The Externship Program works with a variety of public interest placements in Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, and Boston. Students are also encouraged to design their own placements, but these must be pre-approved by Feinstein Institute Director Laurie Barron before any work can begin.
The School of Law also offers a unique externship opportunity at the Rhode Island Medical-Legal Partnership for Children.
Judicial Externship Program
The Judicial Externship Program offers students the opportunity to work for state and federal judges two days each week throughout the semester. The School of Law has placements with both state and federal judges, and at both the trial and appellate level. The co-requisite seminar on “Judicial Process and Ethics” is taught by a former justice of the R.I. Supreme Court. Many students find this experience opens them to the possibility of clerking after law school and introduces them to an experience they might not have considered. Students receive a total of five credits for the Externship Program—three ungraded credits for the field work and two graded credits for the seminar.
An informational session (for both the externship programs and the clinics) will be held in advance of the application time period for each semester. Attendance is not mandatory, but it is highly recommended.
Students will be alerted to the date, time, and location of the informational session.