Externship Educational Objectives

The Michigan State University College of Law Externship Program provides law students with a stimulating and practical educational experience. 

Externship Sites offer hands-on opportunities to observe the legal and judicial systems at work and engage in relevant legal work supervised by practicing attorneys or judges. 

The general educational objectives of the program include: (a) developing professional skills, values, judgment, and identity; (b) learning about professionalism, the practice of law, and the legal system; and (c) becoming reflective practitioners with the capacity for self-directed professional identity formation. 

MSU's Notice of Nondiscrimination, Anti-Harassment and Non-Retaliation 

MSU prohibits discrimination and harassment in its programs and activities, and observing the Notice of Nondiscrimination, Anti-Harassment and Non-Retaliation means that supervisors must adhere to MSU’s Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct and Title IX Policy and Anti-Discrimination Policy.

MSU Law's Notice of Non-Discrimination

The MSU College of Law prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of age, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, age, disability status, marital status, height, political persuasion, and weight.