The Syracuse University College of Law National Immersion Externship Programs

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1 The Syracuse University College of Law National Immersion Externship Programs Application and Instructions In order to apply to one of the Syracuse Law Long-Distance Immersion Externship Programs ( Externship Program ), you must deliver the following documents via to the appropriate faculty member for your chosen program: 1. Your resume 2. Your unofficial transcript in pdf form (available on MySlice only applicable to 2Ls) 3. This Externship Program Application packet (typed, not handwritten) Faculty Member Contact Information: DCEx Professor Terry L. Turnipseed tlturnip@syr.edu NYEx and NYCEx Kim Wolf-Price kwprice@law.syr.edu PHILLYEx Professor Todd A. Berger taberger@law.syr.edu Selection and Placement Process: After you have submitted your application packet, each prospective participant will be interviewed by Professor Turnipseed (DCEx), Kim Wolf-Price (NYEx and NYCEx), or Professor Berger (PHILLYEx). Following the interview, 25 participants will be selected to participate in the program in each semester. Each student will rank her top 3 desired placements and the corresponding faculty member will work to place each student with a desired placement. The placement attorney may wish to interview prospective participants before placement is official. Program Information: Minimum of one semester commitment, though you can go more than one semester Must be in Good Academic Standing (minimum GPA 2.2) 35 hours per week minimum time commitment at placement Academic year (fall and spring semesters): 12 credits in placement; two credits for the Lawyer Seminar Summer: five credits in placement; one credit for the Lawyer Seminar 1

2 Students are not permitted to take more than 30 total credits of externships, clinics, moot courts, trial teams, law reviews, etc. 64 of the credits you count toward graduation must be earned in courses that require attendance in regularly scheduled classroom sessions or direct faculty instruction. You may not include in those 64 credits those you have earned in any externship, in courses outside of the College of Law, in co-curricular activities, such as Moot Court, journal, or law review, or by participation in studies or activities in a country outside the US that are not law related. 2

3 Application Form: Please indicate which Externship Program and which semester you are applying to participate in: NYCEx Summer 2018 Spring 2019 DCEx Summer 2018 Fall 2018 Spring 2019 PHILLYEx Spring 2019 Please submit this completed application packet along with the following: Current Resume Unofficial Transcript (Only applicable to 2Ls) Please the corresponding faculty member to your desired program, by the following deadlines: Summer 2018 Applications due Thursday, November 9 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Applications due Friday, January 19 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) 3

4 Personal Information: Name (Legal Name): Current Year: [1L] [2L] Are you in good academic standing (minimum GPA 2.2)? Are you in the structured curriculum? (Only applicable to 2Ls) Will you have completed the pre/co-requisite Professional Responsibility before your semester of participation? (If not, you may take it remotely during Summer and Fall Externship Programs, but not Spring Externship Programs. It is better to get it out of the way.) By your semester of participation, will you have you taken more than eighteen credits total (twenty-five if applying to the summer program) of the following: externships, clinics, moot courts, trial teams, law review, etc.? By your semester of participation, please check those externships in which you have previously participated and provide the semester(s) of attendance: Externship LondonEx NYEx DCEx NYCEx PhillyEx Other (provide details) Attendance U.S. Citizen? [only relevant if interested in certain federal government placements] 4

5 Preferred Address: Month/Year of Graduation: Home/Permanent Address Address: Address 2: City: State: Zip/Postal: Country: Home Phone: ( ) - Day Phone: ( ) - Campus Address Address: Address 2: City: State: Zip/Postal: Country: Address: Cell Phone: ( ) - 5

6 Program Information In the space provided, please state the major reasons you are interested in the specific Externship Program that you are applying to. 6

7 COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE: I agree to conform to ethical and professional practices throughout the application process. I attest to and am solely responsible for the accuracy and content of the information that appears on my resume. By submitting an application, I am granting the Externship Program permission to receive from the Office of Student Life a disclosure of the answers to numbers on the law school application covering all of the behavior disclosures and any records of academic and disciplinary issues. I understand that there is no guarantee of a particular placement. DECLARATION AND SIGNATURE: I have read and understand the above agreement. I acknowledge that Professional Responsibility is a required pre-requisite for the Externship Program, and I certify that I will have taken this course by the time my placement begins or concurrently with the placement. I understand the time commitment that will be required of me while participating in the placement and the seminar. Additionally, I understand that once I am accepted into the Externship Program, I will be required to sign a Letter of Agreement, which will certify my understanding of the rules and procedures related to the Externship Program. I understand that I may not drop either the placement/externship portion or the seminar portion of the Externship Program once accepted. Student Name Signature of Applicant [may be electronic] Date 7

8 Conflict of Interest Form Name: Date: The purpose of this form is to determine if there are any real or potential conflicts of interest that would jeopardize the confidentiality and loyalty required of you in the Externship Program. Therefore, please take your time to answer these questions thoughtfully and completely. (Attach additional sheets if necessary.) You are obligated to update this section of the form after initial application submission. 1. Have you worked or volunteered for a law firm, legal services office, corporate legal department, governmental agency, judge, or hearing examiner? 2. If yes, where have you worked? (List all, starting with the most recent. Give dates and locations.) For each position indicate in which Judicial Department it is located. Office Location (City and State) Dates (include year) Department 8

9 3. On what type of cases did you work at each location? 4. Are you presently employed or volunteering at any of the offices listed in question #1 or are you planning on being employed or volunteering at any office during the upcoming summer or semester(s)? 5. If yes, where are you (or will you be) employed or volunteering? 6. On what types of cases are you (will you be) working? 7. Please state any entities and their locations to which you have accepted employment for the summer or applied for future employment (if you have had any communication beyond sending your resume), including law firms, legal services offices, corporate legal departments, governmental agencies, judges, or hearing examiners. (You do not need to include potential employers to whom you have sent a resume but heard nothing further. If you hear from them subsequently, you are required to update this form. Please state what stage this employer is in (i.e., job offer made and accepted; second interview pending). 9

10 8. Are there any other personal, financial, or family interests that could present conflicts of interest for you in the Externship Program? If so, please identify them here. 9. Have you been enrolled in the Syracuse University College of Law Clinical Program? 10. If yes, please indicate the semester(s) in which you were enrolled (including summer sessions) and the clinic or the location of your placement below. 11. Please state any other non-legal job, volunteer position or board affiliation you will hold during the Externship Program. 10