Supervised Externship Program
George Mason's proximity to Washington, D.C. offers a
wide range of supervised externship possibilities to our
law students. The supervised externship program is designed
to allow students who have completed one-third of their
legal education to perform work outside of law school, for
academic credit, under the supervision of an attorney. There
is a great deal of flexibility in supervised externship
positions. Our students have undertaken externships in such
varied places as the Executive Office of the President,
the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children, the Alexandria Commonwealth
Attorney's Office, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
and the U.S. Department of Justice.
Students interested in completing a supervised externship
for academic credit should review the Externship
Application Packet and complete the forms contained
therein. Copies of the externship packet are also available
in Room 330.
Government Externship Opportunities
Every year, George Mason
students secure externships with federal government agencies.
An externship with a federal agency exposes the student
to practice in a specific area of the law and allows a student
to build basic lawyering skills. Additionally, students
interested in post-graduation employment with the federal
government should consider an externship with a federal
agency to learn more about the daily activities of government
counsel. Students frequently find information about
externship opportunities, including contact information,
on an agency's web site. For a list of government
agencies' web sites, please click here.
Sample George Mason Externships
(Full Descriptions Available in Career Development &
Alumni Services)
Courts
- Court of Federal Claims
- DC Superior Court
- Arlington Juvenile and Domestic Relations District
Court
- Fairfax Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
- US District Court
Associations
- American Bar Association
- Recording Industry Association of America
- National Association of Child Advocates
Corporations
- Qwest
- First Virginia Bank
- Stockman Title & Escrow Co.
Non-Profit and Public Interest
- Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Fair Housing Council of Greater Washington
- Legal Aid for Abused Women and Children
- Minority Rights Group International
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Public Defender
- Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
- Public Defender's Office for the City of Alexandria
- Office of the Federal Public Defender, District of
Maryland
Federal Government
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Department of Justice
Capitol Hill
- U.S. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary
- U.S. Congress, House of Representatives
- Federal Legislative Associates
State's Attorney
- State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County
- Commonwealth's Attorney's Office for the City of Alexandria
- State's Attorney's Office for Montgomery County
VA State Government
- Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Social Services
- Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Planning and
Budget
Law Firms
- Anderson & Corrie
- Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot
-
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
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last updated:
Jun 15, 2005
