This coming Fall 2018, LAH will be offering a new upper division course for students interested in interning in legal settings: “Legal Internships and the Law,” taught by LAH Lecturer and Assistant Attorney General Mark Levy, JD.

In classroom discussions and readings, students will explore the role of lawyers and how the practice of law has shaped American society. Students will also have an experiential learning component where they will gain hands-on experiences in public interest law offices or legal settings. The experience students gain will help shape classroom discussions, about such topics as legal ethics, government lawyering, and current events affecting lawyers.

Please be sure to review some pertinent information prior to registering for the course:

• Internships must be in a public service, government, or public policy setting with a legal focus. Examples of suitable host agencies include the Office of the Attorney General, the Travis County District or County Attorney’s offices, Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, the Texas Public Policy Foundation, judicial chambers, or a legislator’s office.
• Work in a private legal office does not qualify for this course.
• Students will be responsible for setting up their own internships, but help is available from the course instructor and Liberal Arts Career Services (LACS) for those who need it.
• Students should have their host agency selected and approved by the course instructor and LACS before the semester begins.
• Students will be expected to work at least 9 hours per week for 12 weeks during the semester.
• Students who have interned for an agency before can continue that relationship for this course.

LAH will be hosting two informational sessions for students interested in the course—April 11 and 19, 12-1pm, in the LAH Commons Room. Space is limited. Please RSVP to Mary Cone at mary.cone@austin.utexas.edu. Feel free to contact LAH or Prof. Levy (mlevy76@gmail.com) with questions.

Please join us. Pizza will be served.