Columbus School of Law

PRACTICAL TRAINING THROUGH LEGAL EXTERNSHIPS

Through placements in international law settings, students gain valuable insight and experience, making the externship an essential component of the certificate program. Students are required to complete fieldwork for either three or four hours of academic credit during at least one semester in conjunction with the classroom component, Legal Externship: Becoming a Lawyer. Though students need only complete one externship for academic credit in order to receive the Institute certificate, students are encouraged to take advantage of the numerous opportunities to gain international experience while they are in Washington, D.C.

CILI recognizes the difficulties faced by working students in the law school's evening division. With permission from the director, evening students may conduct directed research in a relevant field in lieu of the externship. In addition to externship opportunities in traditional law firms, students in the Institute have completed externships at international and governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, international banking institutions, and Washington-based corporations, including:

American Bar Association's Central and Eastern European Law Initiative
American Society of International Law
CASA, Inc.
Embassy of the Republic of Poland, Consular Division
Immigration & Naturalization Service
Inter-American Development Bank
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
International Management Group
International Wholesalers Corporation
International Trade Commission
The Nature Conservancy
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Organization of American States
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
United States Agency for International Development
United States congressional committees
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Department of Commerce:
Office of European Union & Regional Affairs
Office of Chief Counsel, Bureau of Export Administration
United States Department of Defense, International Affairs Division
United States Department of Justice, Office of International Affairs
United States Department of State
United States Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard
United States Senate Government Affairs Committee on Special

Investigation on Campaign Finance
World Organization Against Torture

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