The Rural Legal Externship leverages an experiential education model where law students learn through direct experience, hands-on mentorship, and critical reflection. Centered around students' clinical experiences in a rural legal setting at Legal Aid or Public Prosecutions, they will work with client files across a spectrum of legal areas potentially including family law and criminal law, gaining a deeper understanding of various legal challenges specific to rural communities. Students will be supervised throughout their legal assignments by a practicing lawyer, ensuring guidance and support as they navigate real-world client files. As part of their externship and the associated seminar, students will gain essential tools to critically reflect upon their legal practice and explore their identities as future lawyers. This immersive insight into the legal system in rural areas prepares students to effectively contribute to and advocate within these communities. Students are expected to engage in their extern duties from Monday to Thursday each week, with Friday mornings dedicated to attending an online clinical law seminar. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of first-year Law. Corequisite(s): LAW 409.3 Rural and Regional Legal Seminar.
The Rural Legal Externship leverages an experiential education model where law students learn through direct experience, hands-on mentorship, and critical reflection. Centered around students' clinical experiences in a rural legal setting at Legal Aid or Public Prosecutions, they will work with client files across a spectrum of legal areas potentially including family law and criminal law, gaining a deeper understanding of various legal challenges specific to rural communities. Students will be supervised throughout their legal assignments by a practicing lawyer, ensuring guidance and support as they navigate real-world client files. As part of their externship and the associated seminar, students will gain essential tools to critically reflect upon their legal practice and explore their identities as future lawyers. This immersive insight into the legal system in rural areas prepares students to effectively contribute to and advocate within these communities. Students are expected to engage in their extern duties from Monday to Thursday each week, with Friday mornings dedicated to attending an online clinical law seminar. Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of first-year Law. Corequisite(s): LAW 409.3 Rural and Regional Legal Seminar.
