Credits: 12

Students are supervised in representation of the state or defense in criminal cases. Activities generally include witness or client interviewing, plea negotiation, motion practice, and hearings or trials as available. Interested students should be aware that these externships, like the actual work of a prosecutor or public defender, involve a large amount of case processing, plea negotiations, and the like. A student’s time is therefore not primarily spent in trials, and again reflects the reality of a prosecutor or defender in practice. The required perspectives segment of the Litigation program includes daily reflective journals, regular reports, web-based discussions based on review of the Criminal Practice Clinic materials, and other interaction with the faculty supervisor.