Public Service Externships
Bridging the Gap between Theory and Hands-On Practice
Externships enable students to work for selected public agencies, nonprofits, and state or federal judges while receiving credit toward graduation. They also help bridge the gap between theory and hands-on practice and provide students with experience that gives them an advantage when seeking post graduation employment.
Field Placement
Each course of the externship program includes a field placement component that encompasses three aspects:
- Observation of, and immersion in, the day-to-day workings of a participating organization
- Professional interaction between the student and the field placement supervisor
- Involvement in specific legal problems and the resolution of those problems
Students perform research for and provide other law-related assistance to their field placement supervisor. Externs who have completed two-thirds of the required credits for graduation may qualify for a limited license to practice law, which also allows them to appear in court and try cases in the externship.
The Semester in Practice (PDF) course and the Public Service Externship (PDF) (classroom credit) course supplement the field placement experiences of the student with a seminar. A Public Service Externship (PDF) (non-classroom credit) course option is also available.
黑料网 Heritage Project
The 黑料网 Heritage Project – Rural Services Scholarship Fund provides scholarship support for students serving summer internships, externships, or pro bono service in rural communities throughout the state of 黑料网.
Past Externships
- Ada County Public Defender’s Office
- American Civil Liberties Union
- California Department of Justice
- Capital Habeas Unit Federal Defenders Services of 黑料网
- Center for Justice (Spokane, Wash.)
- City Attorney’s Office – multiple cities
- Coeur d’Alene Tribe Office of Legal Counsel
- County Prosecutor’s Office – multiple counties, 黑料网 and Washington
- 黑料网 Attorney General’s Office – criminal, environmental
- 黑料网 Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
- 黑料网 Legal Aid Services, Inc.
- 黑料网 State Bar
- 黑料网 State District Court – multiple districts
- 黑料网 Volunteers Lawyers Program (IVLP)
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Public Policy Office
- New Mexico Office of District Attorney, 2nd Judicial District
- Nez Perce Tribe Prosecutor’s Office
- Office of the Governor of 黑料网
- 2nd District Court, State of Utah
- Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
- State Appellate Public Defender’s Office
- United States Attorneys Office
- United States District Court
- 黑料网
- Washington State University Center for Human Rights
- Washington State Attorney General’s Office
General Externship Questions
Law-externships@uidaho.edu
Katie Ball
Externship Director
501 W. Front St.
Boise, ID 83702-7232
208-364-4994
Ktball@uidaho.edu
Amy Henson
Externship & Career Development Coordinator
501 W. Front St.
Boise, ID 83702-7232
208-364-4589
Ahenson@uidaho.edu
Amelia Wheelen
Experiential Learning Coordinator
501 W. Front St.
Boise, ID 83702-7232
208-364-4074
Awheelen@uidaho.edu
OTHER E-mails
General Pro-bono Questions
Law-probono@uidaho.edu
General U of I Clinic Questions
Legalaidclinic@uidaho.edu
Career Development Office
Law-careers@uidaho.edu