Criminal Justice Externship : Public Defender's Office
Certificate(s): Public Interest and Social Justice Law (List A)
Course Description:
Misdemeanor Externship
Expungement Externship
Pretrial Justice Externship
Selected extern students work on real cases with live clients under the supervision of a senior attorney. These are 3 separate programs and enrollment is by online application only. Do not contact the Public Defender’s Office directly. For more information and applications, please see Externships at the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office on Emery.
Pre- or Co-Requisite: Evidence (LAW 320). Students should qualify to be certified pursuant to the CA State Bar’s certification requirements. Students must also register for and concurrently complete LAW 706 in order to receive credit.
Students register for 3 units of credit (equivalent to 150 externship hours). Each externship meets the Professional Skills requirement and the Experiential Learning requirement.
Class Notes:
Experiential Course
Credit/No Credit. Selected extern students work on real cases with live clients under the supervision of a senior attorney. Enrollment is by online application only. Do not contact the Public Defender’s Office directly. For more information and applications, please see Externship page at the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office on Emery.
Pre- or Co-Requisite: Evidence (LAW 320). Students should qualify to be certified pursuant to the CA State Bar’s certification requirements. Students must also register for and concurrently complete LAW 706 in order to receive credit. Each externship meets the Experiential Learning requirement.
