This program may result in reduced credit when combined with another externship. Students externing at the Public Employee Relations Commission work in a clerkship capacity for the office of the General Counsel of the agency. Students duties include the preparation of legal memoranda and orders in judicial and administrative proceedings. Students also work in conjunction with Commission staff attorneys on briefs when Commission orders are appealed. Students may also assist in handling elections.
Students have an opportunity to develop drafting and research skills.
Students have an opportunity to become familiar with the rules and laws governing public labor law in the State of Florida. In limited situations, however, students may be involved in work that requires them to be certified. Students must have satisfactorily completed Evidence , Public Labor Law and Administrative Law . Selection is based on the student applicant's overall record, courses, grades, career goals, expected graduation date, and other externships taken. A special emphasis in the selection process is placed on the student's interest in the area of Public Labor Law.