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EXTERNSHIPS

OCU Law Students can obtain academic credit while working under the guidance of field supervisors selected from the bar and judiciary. In some cases, these placements allow students to use a limited license available from the Oklahoma Supreme Court to appear in court. Externships also involve a classroom component to maximize the educational value of the field experience.

Professor Michael Mitchelson serves as Director of Externship Programs.

OCU Law Externship Placements

Important Notice for the Judicial Externship:  Students are selected for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court only in the spring.  Students are selected for the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals in both the fall and spring.

Course Name	Placement Sites
Government Practice Externship 4 Credits	OKC Municipal Counselor's Office Oklahoma Corporation Commission Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Oklahoma DHS, Child Enforcement Division Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board
Judicial Externship 2 Credits	Judicial Externship Announcement Fall 2008 Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals U.S. Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma U.S. District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Litigation Practice Externship 2 Credits	Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma OBA General Counsel Oklahoma Attorney General's Office Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office both Juvenile Division and Downtown Oklahoma County Public Defender's Office both Juvenile Division and Downtown U.S. Attorney's Office, W.D. Oklahoma U.S. EEOC
Native American Externship 2 Credits	Oklahoma Indian Legal Services U.S. Attorney's Office, W.D. Oklahoma Apache Tribal Domestic Violence Clinic Tribal Judges and Tribal Prosecutor