Please ascertain whether you have fulfilled the requirements for a particular clinic before submitting your application. If you have questions regarding any of the requirements, please direct them to the relevant clinical faculty.
Brennan Center Public Policy Advocacy Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Business Law Transactions Clinic
Corporations is required. Federal Income Taxation and Securities Regulation are recommended.
Civil Litigation - Employment Law Clinic - full-year and semester-long
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Civil Rights
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Criminal Appellate Defender Clinic
Criminal Procedure is a pre- or co-requisite. Evidence is also preferred as a pre- or co-requisite.
Criminal Defense and Reentry Clinic
Pre- or Co-requisite: Evidence. Criminal Procedure or Criminal Litigation is recommended.
Education Advocacy Clinic
No prerequisites.
Education Sector Policy and Consulting Clinic (at Columbia)
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Environmental Law Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Equal Justice and Defender Externship
No prerequisites.
Family Defense Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites. Evidence is preferred but is not a prerequisite.
Federal Defender Clinic
Criminal Procedure, Evidence or a trial advocacy or litigation course is required as a prerequisite. If students have not taken any of these courses, they are expected to take one concurrently with the clinic; Criminal Procedure is the recommended course in that instance.
Federal Judicial Practice Externship
No prerequisites.
Global Justice Clinic - for JDs and LLMs
Pre-Requisite: International Law or equivalent, plus students must enroll in Prof. Satterthwaite’s Human Rights Advocacy Seminar in the Fall semester.
Government Civil Litigation Externship - Eastern District of New York
No prerequisites or co-requisites. But see “Note to Students Regarding Security Clearance” in clinic description.
Government Civil Litigation Externship - Southern District of New York
No prerequisites or co-requisites. But see “Note to Students Regarding Security Clearance and Conflicts of Interest” in clinic description.
Immigrant Defense Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites. However, Immigration Law class is highly recommended.
Immigrant Rights Clinic
There are no prerequisites or co-requisites; however, courses in immigration law, administrative law, federal courts, public benefits law, evidence, and civil litigation may be helpful.
International Environmental Law Clinic
Students enrolled in the Clinic must be taking or have taken courses in environmental law, international environmental law and/or public international law or have relevant practical experience.
International Organizations Clinic
International Law is required. International Organizations is recommended.
Juvenile Defender Clinic
Criminal Procedure and Evidence are highly recommended. These may be taken concurrently with the clinic, preferably in the fall semester.
Legislative and Regulatory Process Clinic
Prerequisite: Legislation and the Regulatory State.
LGBTQ Rights Externship
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Local Prosecution Externship
Pre- and Co-requisites: Students must have taken or be enrolled in Criminal Procedure. Evidence is also strongly recommended.
Mediation Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites. Note that all students are expected to participate in 16 hours of training at the beginning of the semester. This training is a necessary qualification to mediate with real parties and ultimately to receive credit for the course.
Mediation Clinic - Advanced: Dispute System Design
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of one of the following: Mediation Clinic Seminar Fall 2016 or 2017; other Mediation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Negotiation or alternate approved by faculty.
NYC Law Department Externship
No prerequisites or co-requisites. Law of NYC and Local Government Law are recommended.
New York Civil Liberties Clinic
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
NYS Office of the Attorney General Social Justice Externship
No prerequisites.
Policing Project Externship
No prerequisites.
PBSP Externship/Clinic: Litigation, Organizing and Systemic Change
No prerequisites.
Prosecution Externship - Eastern District of New York
Criminal Procedure and Evidence are recommended, but not required; these courses may be taken concurrently with the clinic. Also see “Note to Students Regarding Security Clearance” in clinic description.
Prosecution Externship - Southern District of New York
Criminal Procedure and Evidence are recommended; these courses may be taken concurrently with the clinic. Also see “Note to Students Regarding Security Clearance and Conflicts of Interest” in clinic description.
Racial Equity Strategies Clinic
Pre/Co-requisites: Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law.
Racial Justice
No prerequisites or co-requisites.
Regulatory Policy
Prerequisite: Legislation and the Regulatory State or Aministrative Law.
Reproductive Justice
No prerequisites or co-requisites. Constitutional Law, criminal procedure, and federal courts recommended.
Advanced Reproductive Justice
Reproductive Justice Clinic.
Technology Law and Policy
No pre- or co-requisites, but courses in privacy, intellectual property, or First and Fourth Amendment law will prove useful.