Experiential Course Information
There is no better way to develop your identity as a lawyer than by handling real cases for real clients. For this reason, Delaware Law’s legal clinics and externships provide an opportunity for Juris Doctor (JD) candidates to practice what they’ve learned in the classroom under the guidance and mentorship of experienced legal professionals.
SUMMER
- Judicial Externship Programs
- Public Interest Externship Programs
FALL
- Delaware Civil Law Clinic
- Dignity Rights Clinic
- Innocence Delaware Legal Clinic (Full Academic Year Clinic)
- Judicial Externship Program
- Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Clinic
- Public Interest Externship Program
- Veterans Law Clinic
SPRING
- Dignity Rights Clinic
- Environmental & Natural Resources Law Clinic
- Inside-Out
- Judicial Externship Program
- Public Interest Externship Program
- Veterans Law Clinic
Enrollment periods: February for Summer & Fall offerings. September for Spring offerings.
Requirements: All students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.3 or above to take a clinic or public interest externships and a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above to take a judicial externship. In addition, all students must have taken professional responsibility, earning a 2.0 or higher in that course prior to engaging in a clinic or externship for academic credit at Delaware Law School. Please see the individual clinic and externship information herein for additional prerequisites that must be taken, such as evidence, prior to engaging in the experience for academic credit.
Contact Information
Associate Dean of Experiential Learning:
Dana Harrington-Conner
Phone: 302-477-2161
Email: [email protected]
Please understand that due to the possibility of conflicts, Dana Harrington-Conner, Esq. does not accept requests for legal assistance, including by telephone or email.