| LW.11130 / LW.11483 Hayley Gorenberg, Marc and Julie Platt LGBTQ+ Rights Externship Instructor Open to 2L and 3L students; LL.M.s if space is available* Maximum of 10 students |
Spring semester 5 credits** No prerequisites or co-requisites. |
Course Description
The LGBTQ+ Rights Externship combines fieldwork at a local organization with a weekly seminar at NYU to help students strengthen knowledge and skills fundamental to legal advocacy advancing the rights of people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, queer, questioning, intersex, and/or gender-nonconforming, as well as other people who face discrimination, violence, or other oppression based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Application Procedure
Interested students should submit an application, resume and grade transcript through CAMS. Students may indicate in the application whether they have any preliminary interests or preferences with respect to types of organizations or types of experiences they seek during their fieldwork. The application process may include a brief interview. Prior experience working on or studying LGBTQ+ issues is not required for the course.
** 5 credits consist of 3 credits for fieldwork and 2 credits for the seminar.
* The LGBTQ+ Rights Externship welcomes LL.M. enrollments but does not save space for them. If space is available, it will be noted on the Clinics Open to LL.M. Students page. Please note there is a separate application form for LL.M.s. The deadline is different from that for JDs and is posted on the Clinic Application Timelines page.