Externships

At Cincinnati Law, we put a priority on helping you gain real-world experience. Completing an externship during your law school career helps you add important practical skills as well as explore career options in the professional world.

We offer two types of externships.

During your second and third years at Cincinnati Law, you may apply to work—for academic credit—at a variety of placement sites, from government agencies to non-profit organizations and Fortune 500 corporations.

You'll complete a minimum of 100 hours of work at a placement site, where you will be assigned an Attorney Field Supervisor who will provide you with professional guidance and mentoring.

The Supreme Court of Ohio permits those law students who have completed 1/3 of their academic credits and who are “employed or associated with a law school clinic, legal aid bureau, public defender's office, or other legal services organization that provides legal assistance primarily to financially needy individuals, or is responsible for handling civil cases or prosecuting criminal cases for the state of Ohio or a municipal corporation” to obtain a limited license to practice as a legal intern. Additional information about limited practice licensing in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky can be found on the Limited Student Practice Student Application intranet page.

Cincinnati Law's Judicial Extern Program gives you an up-close-and-personal view of the life of a judge's law clerk. You'll prepare memoranda on cases, review case files, draft opinions and orders and attend trials, hearings, and conferences. You'll also have an insider's view of the judicial process, learning not only how the courts function, but also what influences judges to rule in particular ways.

Judicial externships are highly valued professional development opportunities as well as resume boosters. Cincinnati Law's judicial externship includes a minimum of 100 hours at your placement site, at a rate not to exceed 10 hours per week, as well as a mandatory companion course—you receive academic credit for both classroom and placement components.

You'll be matched with a federal or state judge based, in part, on your interests and capabilities as well as the judges' needs.

Cincinnati Law students: Learn about Limited Student Practice License Information on the Law Student Intranet.

Meet the new Interim Director of Externships at Cincinnati Law and find out more about his experience and vision for the program: Neil Taylor named Interim Director