The Extern Program is a closely supervised externship for 3L's with legal/judicial offices and government agencies. The program is under the supervision of a faculty member and includes a substantive classroom component.

• The course is offered both Fall Semester and Spring Semester.
  
• Placements are made in agencies and offices throughout the Jackson Metropolitan area. Most of the placements are in Criminal Law related areas and the weekly classroom hour covers Criminal Law issues.
  
• All externs are placed under the supervision of an attorney. Many of the externs are admitted to practice under the Limited Practice Statutes so that they actually handle cases.You must be able to devote a minimum of ten hours each week to your extern work. It is preferable that your schedule allow for blocks of time so that you can maximize your on-the-job opportunities.
  
• Why participate in the Extern Program? It offers excellent experience It gives you legal work experience for your resume It provides networking opportunities while you are still a student It can be helpful in finding a job after law school.
  
• There is no examination for the course. The grade is credit/no credit.
  
• Contact Prof. West at west@mc.edu for more information.
  
  

These placements regularly accept students as externs; however, availability may vary each semester.

• Hinds County Public Defender
  http://www.publicdefender.net/index.php?do=topic&op=view&sct=19&tid=51
  
  
• Hinds County District Attorney
  
  
• Hinds County Prosecuting Attorney
  http://www.co.hinds.ms.us/pgs/elected/countyattorney.asp
  
  
• Mississippi Attorney General - (Personnel within the AG's Office decide in which division a student will be placed. Check the website to see what legal work is done by each division.)
  http://www.ago.state.ms.us/index.php
  
  
• Mississippi Center for Justice
  http://www.mscenterforjustice.org/
  
  
• Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance
  http://www.judperf.state.ms.us/
  
  
• Mississippi Dept. of Environmental Quality - Legal Department
  http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/Main_Home?OpenDocument
  
  
• Mississippi Medical Licensure Board
  http://www.msbml.state.ms.us/
  
  
• Office of Capital Post Conviction Counsel
  
  
• Office of Capital Defense Counsel
  http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=87&subpageid=28438&ck
  
  
• Rankin County Prosecuting Attorney
  
  
• U. S. Bankruptcy Court – Chambers of Judge Neil P. Olack          http://www.mssb.uscourts.gov/
  
  
• Mississippi Public Service Commission
  http://www.psc.state.ms.us/
  
  
• Mississippi Youth Justice Project  http://www.splcenter.org/center/splcreport/article.jsp?aid=153
  
• Mississippi National Guard – Joint Judge Advocate
  [This placement has special requirements.  See Dean Rosenblatt.]
  
  
• U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi – Administrative Offices  http://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/  
  
  
• U.S. Attorney's Office - Civil Division & Criminal Division
  http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/mss/
  
  [There are special conditions for externing at the U.S. Attorney's Office. All students applying there must be able to pass the same security clearance required of attorneys working in the office. That means, no convictions, no bankruptcies, and good credit rating, in addition to the basic requirements for security clearance.]   One placement is often available with the Criminal Division in the Gulfport office.
  
  
• Mississippi Department of Human Services Legal Division
  
  
• Mississippi Department of Employment Security
  
  
• Catholic Charities Domestic Violence Legal Clinic http://www.catholiccharitiesjackson.org/services/domestic.violence.html
  
  
• Mississippi Office of Indigent Appeals
  http://www.oia.ms.gov/
  
  
• American Civil Liberties Union                                                         http://www.msaclu.org/
  
  
• Hinds County Youth Court                                             http://www.co.hinds.ms.us/pgs/ctydivision/youthcourt.asp
  
  
• Office of the Rankin County District Attorney
  http://www.rankincounty.org/DA/default.asp
  
  
• Mission First Legal Aid Office                                             http://law.mc.edu/legalaid/index.html

In addition, externships are available with trial court judges and appellate judges.  These are handled differently than other placements through the office of Meta Copeland.