Internships are not open to first-year students or to students in academic difficulty. Students who have completed their first year of studies and wish to enroll in an internship must obtain the consent of the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs. Maximum credit granted for an internship is one credit per semester. For the 14 week fall and winter terms, interns should spend no less than 8 hours per week and no more than 10 hours per week on work relating to their internship. Those numbers are doubled for the 7-week summer term.
Some internships are open only to students who previously have taken certain law school courses.
The success of the internship program depends on the public-service commitment of the supervising attorneys and on the dedication and hard work of the interns. The law school recently adopted standards of conduct to govern the activities of the interns and the sponsoring law offices, government agencies, and courts. A copy of these standards is available from the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs. By promulgating those standards, the law school hopes to clarify the expectations of the law school for sponsoring agencies and students so that the intern experience will be a rewarding one for all participants. Interns and supervising attorneys are asked to submit timely reports on their activities so that the law school can monitor the operation of the internships and take appropriate steps to protect their quality.