The courses are for one credit and are taught over one or more Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays for an average of 15 class hours. The desired schedule is to have an internship each semester, one with a governmental or public sector entity and one in the private sector. Students are assigned their fall semester internships by the Director based upon career interests and supervisor availability. Students may select their Spring semester internships from a list of pre-approved firms or organizations. All internships are done under the direct supervision of an attorney.
Supervisors work with interns on cases or projects involving clients with real estate issues.
Five times during the year, usually on Fridays, students gather at a construction site or developer's office to hear presentations by real estate professionals who have been involved in significant residential or commercial real estate projects. Prior to each site visit the students are given an assignment, and the draft is due the morning of the site visit. The story of the project is told from the various perspectives of participants, such as zoning or environmental experts, architects, developers, lenders, or tenants. The students tour the site of the project, and then finalize and submit their assignment within a week of the site visit. Shortly after the assignments are due, a review session is held to discuss the range of answers given and the appropriate approach to the issues.