Experience. Flexibility. Success.
Earn credit and develop professional relationships while working in premier placements across the country. Our robust opportunities provide the flexibility you need to tailor your experience to your career goals.
Work with attorneys to gain hands-on experience; hone your research, writing, and legal analysis skills; learn and adapt to the culture and expectations of a law work environment, and build and activate professional networks where you plan to launch your legal careers!
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Externship Placements
Students can enroll in one or two semester-long placements. Syracuse Law offers a broad range of externship opportunities with firms, organizations, judges and governmental agencies, locally and nationally.
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Looking for a different experiential education opportunity to fit your needs? If our current offerings are not suitable for your location, consult with the Office of Career Services to find a placement that works for you. If you've identified an opportunity and would like to confirm credit eligibility, please email lawexternships@syr.edu.
Syracuse Law Annual Awards
We take great pride in offering our students exclusive opportunities to receive recognition and financial support through a variety of prestigious awards, scholarships and externships/fellowships. Made possible by the generosity of our alumni, donors and friends of the University, these annual awards reflect the strong relationships that continue to shape our community.
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Employers
Once you register as an employer on our Orange Core CSM, you can add or update externship opportunities directly on the platform. Refer to the Employer Signup Instructions to get started.
For more information, please review the Externship Program Information for Employers.
