Local Externship Placement
Following are the available local externships. These placements regularly accept students as externs; however, availability may very each semester. These externships have been grouped under the practice area category or categories which are most relevant to the externship.
Externships marked with a * may have an early application deadline. Some placements include a background check and have an early application deadline. Some placements require an interview, extensive background check, or have other screening requirements. Finally, some placements include pre-requisites or preferred qualifications.
MC Law is always open to the possibility of adding additional externships with government agencies or non-profit organizations. If you have an area of interest or placement that is not listed, please contact Meta Copeland
Administrative Law
- MS Attorney General’s Office (various divisions); www.ago.state.ms.us
- MS Bureau of Narcotics; www.dps.state.ms.us
- MS Ethics Commission; www.ethics.state.ms.us
- MS Public Service Commission; www.psc.state.ms.us
- MS Tax Commission; www.mstc.state.ms.us
- MS Workers Compensation Commission;www.mwcc.state.ms.us
- *U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg Division (Vicksburg); (background check) www.mvk.usace.army.mil
Arbitration/Mediation
- Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR); www.esgr.org
- Many judicial externships can offer exposure to mediations
Appellate
- MS Attorney General’s Office – Criminal Litigation Division; www.ago.state.ms.us
- Mississippi Supreme Court Justices; www.mssc.state.ms.us
- Mississippi Court of Appeals Judges; www.mssc.state.ms.us
- Office of Capital Defense Counsel;http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=46124&ck
- Office of Capital Post Conviction Counsel
- Office of Indigent Appeals; www.oia.ms.gov
Bankruptcy
- *U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Neil P. Olack (background check)
- *U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee, Southern District of Mississippi(background check)
Constitutional/Tort/General Civil Litigation Issues
- ACLU; www.msaclu.org
- Mission First Legal Aid Clinic;www.missionfirst.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=1366&PID=390422
- MS Attorney General’s Office – Civil Division; www.ago.state.ms.us
- MS Center for Justice; www.mscenterforjustice.org
- MS Center for Legal Services Corp.;www.mslegalservices.org/MS/index.cfm
- MS Children’s’ Home Services; www.mchscares.org
- MS Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA); www.yourmira.org
- MS Volunteer Lawyers Project;www.msbar.org/ms_volunteer_lawyers_project.php
- *MS Youth Justice Project; (background check)www.splcenter.org/legal/myjp.jsp
- Office of Capital Defense Counsel;http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=46124&ck
- Office of Capital Post Conviction Counsel
- Office of Indigent Appeals; www.oia.ms.gov
- *U.S. Attorney’s Office (Civil Division); (background check)www.usdoj.gov/usao/mss/index.html
- *U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg Division (Vicksburg); (background check) www.mvk.usace.army.mil
- *U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research & Development (Vicksburg); (background check)www.erdc.usace.army.mil
Corporate Law
- Mississippi State Medical Association; www.msmaonline.com
- University Medical Center, Office of General Counsel
County/Municipal Law
- City Attorney, Jackson;http://www.city.jackson.ms.us/government/attorney
- Hinds County Board of Supervisors;http://www.co.hinds.ms.us/pgs/elected/board.asp
Criminal Law
- MS Attorney General’s Office (various divisions); www.ago.state.ms.us
- Hinds County Prosecuting Attorney;http://www.co.hinds.ms.us/pgs/elected/countyattorney.asp
- Hinds County District Attorney;http://www.co.hinds.ms.us/pgs/elected/districtattorney.asp
- Hinds County Public Defender
- Hinds County Youth Court (Judge William Skinner)
- Jackson City Prosecutor
- Madison County Public Defender
- Office of Capital Defense Counsel;http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=46124&ck
- Office of Capital Post Conviction Counsel
- Rankin County Prosecutor;http://www.rankincounty.org/COUNTYPROSECUTOR
- Rankin County Public Defender
- State Auditor’s Office
- *U.S. Attorney’s Office (Criminal Division); (background check) www.usdoj.gov/usao/mss/index.html
- *U.S. Federal Public Defender’s Office (background check)
Domestic/Family Law
- Mission First Legal Aid Clinic;www.missionfirst.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=1366&PID=390422
- MS Center for Justice; www.mscenterforjustice.org
- MS Department of Human Services; www.mdhs.state.ms.us
- MS Attorney General’s Office (various divisions); www.ago.state.ms.us
Employment Law
- Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR); www.esgr.org
- MS Children’s Home Services; www.mchscares.org
- MS Department of Employment Security; www.mdes.ms.gov
- MS Department of Transportation, HR Counsel
Environmental Law
- MS Dept. of Environmental Quality; www.deq.state.ms.us
- MS Public Service Commission; www.psc.state.ms.us
- *U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg Division (Vicksburg); (background check) www.mvk.usace.army.mil
- *U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research & Development (Vicksburg); (background check)www.erdc.usace.army.mil
Ethics
- MS Commission on Judicial Performance;http://www.judperf.state.ms.us
- MS Ethics Commission; www.ethics.state.ms.us
Federal Agencies
- *U.S. Attorney’s Office (Civil Division); (background check)www.usdoj.gov/usao/mss/index.html
- *U.S. Attorney’s Office (Criminal Division); (background check) www.usdoj.gov/usao/mss/index.html
- *U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg Division (Vicksburg); (background check) www.mvk.usace.army.mil
- *U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research & Development (Vicksburg); (background check) www.erdc.usace.army.mil
- *U.S. Federal Public Defender’s Office (background check)
- *U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);www.hud.gov
Financial/Commercial
- MS Center for Justice; www.mscenterforjustice.org
- MS Tax Commission; www.mstc.state.ms.us
- U.S. Bankruptcy Trustee, Southern District of Mississippi(background check)
Fraud/White Collar Crime
- State Auditor’s Office
- *U.S. Attorney’s Office (Criminal Division); (background check) www.usdoj.gov/usao/mss/index.html
Housing
- MS Center for Justice; www.mscenterforjustice.org
- *U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD);www.hud.gov
Immigration
- MS Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA); www.yourmira.org
Judicial/Court-Based Externships
- U.S. District Court Judge Daniel P. Jordan
- U.S. District Court Judge Henry T. Wingate
- U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Neil P. Olack
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda Anderson
- Mississippi Supreme Court Justices; www.mssc.state.ms.us
- Mississippi Court of Appeals Judges; www.mssc.state.ms.us
- Hinds County Circuit Judges (Green, Kidd, Yerger);www.co.hinds.ms.us/pgs/index.asp
- Hinds County Chancery Court Judges (Thomas, Owens);www.co.hinds.ms.us
- Madison County Chancery Court (Brewer); http://madison-co.com/court_systems/chancery_court/index.php
- Madison County Chancery Court Clerk; http://madison-co.com/elected_offices/chancery_clerk/index.php
- Rankin County Court Judges (McDaniel);http://www.rankincounty.org/CC/
- Supreme Court Rules Committee
Juvenile Law
- Hinds County Youth Court (Judge William Skinner);www.co.hinds.ms.us
- MS Center for Justice/North Midtown Community Development Corp. (scholarship); http://www.manta.com/c/mm53l1t/north-midtown-community-development-corp
- *MS Youth Justice Project; (background check)www.splcenter.org/legal/myjp.jsp
Legislative/Political
- ACLU; www.msaclu.org (some legislative involvement)
- Governor Haley Barbour
- Legislative Committee, MS House of Representatives and/or Senate
- Lt. Governor Phil Bryant
- MS Coalition for Citizens With Disabilities; www.mscoalition.com
- MS Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA); www.yourmira.org(some legislative involvement)
- Mississippi Democratic Party
- Mississippi Republican Party
- Mississippi State Medical Association; www.msmaonline.com(Spring only)
- Senator Thad Cochran, Jackson Office;www.cochran.senate.gov
- State Auditor’s Office
- Treasurer Tate Reeves
Medical/Legal
- MS Board of Nursing; www.msbn.state.ms.us
- Mississippi State Medical Association; www.msmaonline.com
- MS State Medical Licensure Board; www.msbml.state.ms.us
- MS Department of Medicaid
- University Medical Center Office of General Counsel
Military Law
- Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR); www.esgr.org
- MS National Guard/JAG; www.ngms.state.ms.us
Public Interest Law
- ACLU; www.msaclu.org
- Mission First Legal Aid Clinic;www.missionfirst.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=1366&PID=390422
- MS Center for Justice; www.mscenterforjustice.org
- MS Center for Justice/North Midtown Community Development Corp. (scholarship); http://www.manta.com/c/mm53l1t/north-midtown-community-development-corp
- MS Center for Legal Services Corp.;www.mslegalservices.org/MS/index.cfm
- MS Children’s’ Home Services; www.mchscares.org
- MS Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA); www.yourmira.org
- MS Volunteer Lawyers Project;www.msbar.org/ms_volunteer_lawyers_project.php
- *MS Youth Justice Project; (background check)www.splcenter.org/legal/myjp.jsp
- Office of Capital Defense Counsel;http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=46124&ck
- Office of Capital Post Conviction Counsel
- Office of Indigent Appeals; www.oia.ms.gov
Transactional Law
- Jackson City Attorney
- *US Department of Housing and Human Development (HUD;www.hud.gov
- University Medical Center, Office of General Counsel
