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INTRODUCTION

Only externships with selected, approved placements are eligible for school credit through this program. Absolutely no compensation is allowed per ABA regulations. The current roster of approved placements appears below.   Agencies that are not currently listed may be presented to the director for approval. If you are currently volunteering at an approved agency, you may register for the externship program for credit.

PLEASE NOTE:  

If a student is accepted for an externship placement to receive school credit, he/she must recognize this as an employment situation, albeit without compensation, and conduct themselves accordingly.  The employer, the field supervising attorney and the Director of the Externship program must be listed on the Character and Fitness application form regarding prior employment and supervisors.

After reviewing the available placements, contact the individual listed for the agency and set up an interview. Be sure to tell them that you would like to "extern" with their agency "for school credit." No compensation for your work will be allowed. When you have secured a placement, complete the online Basic Externship Application. Follow the instructions regarding how to submit a copy of your resume that is to accompany your application. Once your application has been approved by the Externship Program Director, you will be registered in the appropriate clinc.

LISTINGS


18th Judicial Circuit Court
Advocate Healthcare
AIDS Legal Council of Chicago
American Medical Association
American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers
Amin Talati LLC
Berrien County Prosecutor's Office
Board of Education of the City of Chicago - Law Department’s Labor Relations Unit
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI)
CAASE
Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Catholic Charities Legal Assistance
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago - Division of Legal and Compliance Services
Center for Disability and Elder Law
Central Dupage Hospital
Chicago Bar Association Legislative Committee
Chicago Board of Education Employee Relations
Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers (CLAIM)
Chicago Legal Clinic Chancery Advice Desk
Chicago Lighthouse - Kane Legal Clinic
Chicago Public Schools Office of Labor and Employee Relations
Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
City of Chicago Business Affairs and Consumer Protection
City of Chicago Department of Buildings
City of Chicago Department of Law
City of Chicago Law Department Building and License Enforcement Division
City of Naperville Legal Department
CME Group
Cook County Assessor’s Office
Cook County Commission of Human Rights
Cook County Department of Revenue (DOR)
Cook County Public Defender
Cook County Public Guardian-Juvenile Division
Cook County Sheriff's Executive Office
Cook County State's Attorney
Cook County State's Attorney's Office Appellate Externship Program
Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)- Chicago
Da Vinci Intellectual Property
Debt Counsel for Seniors & the Disabled
Debt Counsel for Seniors, Veterans and the Disabled (DCSD)
Department of Justice Homeland Security
Dupage County Public Defender's Office
Dupage County State's Attorney
Emergency Management and Communication of the City of Chicago
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) of the U.S. Department of Labor, Chicago Regional Office
Evanston Community Defender Office, Inc.
Federal Defender Panel; Individual Attorney Panel Member
Federal Trade Commission, Chicago Regional Office
First Defense Legal Aid (FDLA) - Hotline Attorney
Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #7
Illinois Attorney General
Illinois Attorney General Antitrust Bureau
Illinois Community College-Office of External Affairs
Illinois Department of Corrections
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation: Prosecutions Division
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA)
Illinois Legal Aid Online
Illinois State Board of Elections
Illinois Tenants Union
Internal Revenue Service, Chicago Office of the Chief Counsel
International Association of Defense Counsel
International Justice Mission, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Kane County State's Attorney Office
Kankakee County, Office of the State's Attorney
Lake County Public Defender's Office
Lake County State's Attorney Office
Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing, Inc.
Legal Aide Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services
Loyola University Health System
McHenry County Public Defender
McHenry County State's Attorney
McLean County State's Attorney's Office
Mediation Alliance (The)
Miramax Films
National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC)
New Orleans Legal Assistance (NOLAC)
Nicor Gas
Niles Township High School District 219
Office of Chairman and Commissioners-Illinois Commerce Commission
Office of Cook County Clerk, Elections Department
Office of Executive Inspector General
Office of General Counsel - AMA
Office of General Counsel - Social Security Administration
Office of Health Information Technology
Office of the Lake County Indiana Prosecuting Attorney
Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Sheila Simon
Office of the State Public Defender: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Pace
Post Conviction and Innocence Claims Externship
Presence Health
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Rush University Medical Center
Shelby County State’s Attorney
State Appellate Defender
State Appellate Defender
State of Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA)
The Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
U.S. Department of Justice - Executive Office for Immigration Review Chicago Immigration Court
U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Energy Chicago Office
U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division
U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Northern District of Illinois Western Division
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security – Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
United State's Attorney
United State's Trustee- Department of Justice
Vermilion County Public Defender
Victory Records
Village of Niles Administrative Building: Environment & Municipal Law
Will County Public Defender
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