LAW 535FP - Public Prosecutors Externship

- Commonwealth Attorneys: Students work with the Commonwealth’s Attorney in a county or city near the Law School to prosecute state criminal offenses. Students must be third year practice certified. A student enrolled in this course may not simultaneously participate in another clinical or externship program. (Two graded seminar credits and three concurrent field placement credits (pass/no pass).) Five credits. Hammond

- United States Attorney: Selected students will work with the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Western District of Virginia. You will research and prepare motions, briefs, and other court papers, appear in Magistrate’s Court to prosecute misdemeanor cases, and assist in the trial of felony cases. Students must be third year practice certified. A student enrolled in this course may not simultaneously participate in another clinical or externship program. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia selects students for this placement, and requires that they also work for the office the summer prior to the externship. (Two graded seminar credits and three concurrent field placement credits (pass/no pass).) Five credits. Hammond

LAW 535 - two graded seminar credits.

LAW 535FP - three concurrent field placement credits (pass/no pass).

(This course will satisfy the actual practice graduation requirement)