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How to Apply
Externship applications: Students are notified of each application period by flyers posted above student mail folders, notices posted in the daily student announcements, and reminders sent to Florida State Law e-mail aliases. Applications are available approximately two weeks before each advertised application period, and are accepted only during the two-week application period. The application periods for spring and summer terms are early in the preceding semester; the fall application period is late in the spring.
Caution: Many programs require approval by the Florida Supreme Court as a certified legal intern (CLI status) . Check individual program descriptions to determine which ones require certification. You must apply to The Florida Bar for CLI clearance in order to participate in an externship for which certification is required. It takes approximately 4-6 months to obtain a clearance letter from The Bar, and you cannot receive certification without your clearance letter — no exceptions.
Class Applications: Civil Pretrial Practice* is taught by Professor Gertz and is a prerequisite for the Legal Services externship. Criminal Practice Clinic is taught by Professor Krieger and is a prerequisite for the Prosecutor and Public Defender externships. Students apply to the externship office to enroll in these classes. Applications for these classes are accepted during the externship application periods noted above. These classes are not offered in the summer.
See Janet Horton, 208 Rotunda, for applications or for additional information after having reviewed the materials online.
*Civil Pretrial Practice is only a prerequisite for a Legal Services externship. It is not a prerequisite for most of the other civil externships, though it is recommended, nor is it a prerequisite for any of the judicial externships. Be sure to check the prerequisites online for each externship in which you are interested. A second section of Civil Pretrial Practice is frequently offered. Registration for a section not taught by Professor Gertz is open to all students through regular enrollment and it will also meet the prerequisite requirement for the Legal Services externship.