Externships Southwestern aggressively pursues opportunities for its students to gain experience through externships with companies engaged in the entertainment industries, a program which has been in existence for more than twenty years.
Students are able to choose from dozens of different settings.
These on-site placements, along with a classroom component, give students valuable insight into the world of the entertainment lawyer, provide crucial networking opportunities and add immeasurably to a student s skills and confidence. In order to maximize the educational value of these experiences, students report periodically to faculty members, who also meet with personnel from the companies at which the externs serve. In conjunction with Southwestern s Externship Program, a limited number of students who have excelled in the entertainment and media law courses will be eligible for practicum placements within entertainment law firms. Students will be selected by the Director of the Institute for these law firm externships which have the same requirements as traditional externships but also require an additional analytical paper based on an issue which arose in a dispute or transaction handled during the semester. The practicum program provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate within a private firm setting their superior training and abilities in the area of entertainment law.