Internships

Internships are available for ungraded course credits for J.D. students in good academic standing who have satisfactorily completed the first year, including legal writing. LL.M. students with a 3.0 GPA (or Directors’ permission) and the equivalent of the first year may also enroll in internships related to their concentration.

Requirements
Internships are available for ungraded course credits for J.D. students in good academic standing who have satisfactorily completed the first year, including legal writing. LL.M. students with a 3.0 grade point (or Directors’ permission) and the equivalent of the first year may also enroll in internships related to their concentration.

Field work
For the 14-week fall or winter term, students may earn two credits for at least eight hours per week of supervised field work (112 hours total) or three credits for at least 12 hours per week of supervised field work (168 hours total). For the seven-week spring/summer term, students may earn one credit for at least eight hours per week of supervised field work (52 hours total), two credits for at least 16 hours per week (112 hours total), or three credits for at least 24 hours per week (168 hours total).

Internship class
In addition to the field work component, interns attend an internship class. The class meets regularly throughout the semester, but not necessarily every week. Class attendance is required. Check the registration packet for dates and times of the class. If you know in advance that you cannot attend each class for a particular internship, then you should not register for that internship during the current semester.

Detailed logs
Interns keep a daily, detailed log of the work they perform at the site, which the field placement supervisor signs weekly, and the student turns in regularly.

Journals and evaluations
Students complete an internship evaluation and other class assignments (such as journals) and have their field supervisor submit an evaluation of their work.

Placement selection
Students arrange their own internships. A description of our current placements follows.

Registration and Director’s consent
No student may register for an internship without the approval of the director or assistant director of Clinical Education. See "How to Register for an Internship" below.

Internship credit limits
The faculty has imposed a six-credit limit on the total number of internship credits a student may earn, and these six credits count toward the 14 credit "applied skills" course credit limit.

Please see the Faculty’s Internship Standards for more details. For more information, contact Professor David Moss, director of Clinical Education, in Office 3384, by phone at (313) 577-3970 or via e-mail at david.moss@wayne.edu.