The College of Law’s externship program continues to evolve to meet the educational and professional demands of today’s law students, including those in the JDinteractive program, well beyond the core regions of Central New York, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
The summer of 2021 was the first time JDi students participated in externships, joining a growing number of residential students who accelerate their practical experiences and legal skills via field placements to complement lessons learned in the classrooms. With JDi students stationed all over, the program was able to place students throughout the country.
As always, College of Law alumni came out in full force, and with their assistance, the Office of Career Services placed 145 students, including 60 JDi students, in 29 states, for whom the externship is a graduation requirement during the academic year.
As she ramped up the program, Director of Externships and Career Services Dafni Kiritsis ’97 (pictured left) also implemented a few systems changes for real-time data collection and tracking and to ensure ABA compliance.
2022 Program Highlights
JDI:
3L JDi student Meghan Steenburghwas a full-time extern this summer with the Defense Intelligence Agency which has led to a post-graduate employment offer. The DIA is one of the only members of the Intelligence Community to offer legal placements to law students, including three Syracuse Law students in 2022! As an extern at the DIA, Steenburgh gained experience working for an organization that provides military intelligence in support of U.S. military planning and operations and weapon systems acquisition.
NYC:
2L Sam Brewster completed a full-time spring externship with BSE Global, a new externship placement partner in New York City. BSE Global manages and operates Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets, and the Long Island Nets. BSE Global also provides several shared services to the New York Liberty, the WNBA sister team of the Brooklyn Nets.
CNY:
This spring, 2L Paul DiPaduaexterned at Carrols Restaurant Group, a new externship placement in Central New York. Carrols Restaurant Group is a dynamic publicly traded company located in Syracuse and is one of the largest restaurant companies in the United States, operating over 1,000 restaurants and employing 25,000 people.
Externship Placements
Of the 145 placements, the overwhelming majority of hosts are College of Law alumni. The success of the externship program is reliant on these partnerships. The College of Law thanks all placement hosts for their support.
Summer 2021 Externship Placements
JDi Externships:
Apple
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Legal Aid Hawaii
International Reproductive Law Group Inc. Page Law Firm, LLC
Lewis & Clark Criminal Justice Reform Clinic Washington Appeals Court
New Jersey Superior Court, Judge Rodney Thompson L’93 Legal Aid of Southeastern PA
Montana Legal Services Association
CNY:
Syracuse City Corporation Counsel
United States Attorney’s Office for the NDNY United States Attorney’s Office for the WDNY Gregg A. Starczewski, Esq.
Riehlman Shafer & Shaw
Onondaga County Court, Judge Matthew Doran
Bousquet Holstein
Dept. Environmental Conservation NYS Cannon Heyman & Weiss LLP
United States Bankruptcy Court, NDNY (Judge LaShonda Hunt)
DC:
Department of Justice, SMART Office
Philadelphia:
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Philadelphia, PA)
Fall 2021 2021 Externship Placements
JDi Externships:
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
Britt Wiseman Attorney at Law
Villalobos & Moore LLP
Hinckley Allen & Snyder, LLP
SKLawyers PLLC
Discovery Practice Management, Inc
Reicker, Pfau, Pyle & McRoy, LLP
Alliance Defending Freedom
18th Judicial District East Prosecutor’s Office
Upstate Medical University, Office of General Counsel
CNY and Remote Externships:
Atrocity Crimes Initiatives, Center for Human Rights
NY Office of Attorney General—Syracuse Office
United States Court of Appeal Third Circuit
Hon. Thérèse Wiley Dancks L’91, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of New York
Hon. Frederick J. Scullin Jr. L’64, U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
LGBT Bar Association of Greater NY (LeGal)— Judiciary Committee
Law Office of Sidney Corminsky
Hon. Matthew J. Doran—Judicial Extern
New York Civil Liberties Union
Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office
Syracuse City School District
Spring 2022 Externship Placements
JDi Externships:
United States Attorney’s Office
Bronx County Superior Court, Hon. Wilma Guzman
State Attorney’s Office, 5th Judicial Circuit
Trillium Health Deere & Company
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Luzerne County Public Defender’s Office
United States Defense Intelligence Agency
Utah Attorney General’s Office
CNY:
Hon. Brenda Sannes (NDNY)
Chambers of Deborah H. Karalunas L’82, JSC
Monroe County Public Defender
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse @ Syracuse University
Legal Aid Society of Northeastern NY LITC
Kelly & Walthall, P.C
Hon. Joseph Lamendola
Van Erden Richardson, PLLC
U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York
Center for Court Innovation
DC:
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
The Chaklader Firm
U.S. Dept. of Education
U.S. DOJ Disability Rights Section.
NYC:
BSE Global
NYS State Supreme Court, Civil Court for the City of NY, Hon. Wilma Guzman
Adam Leitman Bailey PC
Weitz & Luxenberg
LGBT Bar Association of Greater NY (LeGal)
Locations outside of CNY, Philly, DC, and NYC:
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
The Promise of Justice
Norcross Law Firm
Webber Law