Students extern with judges of the Minnesota Court of Appeals and participate in a variety of court and clerking activities, including writing bench memos, cite checking opinion, and attending appellate arguments. Students are assigned to individual judges and must have regular daytime hours available to extern at the court. This opportunity is open to both BAM and Blended students.
Eligible students cannot work or volunteer for any legal employer during the course of the externship.
The Court of Appeals accepts one student per term. This course may be taken for 3 or 4 credits. Registration by instructor consent only. To apply, students must send transcript, resume, and writing sample to externships@mitchellhamline.edu, by listed submission deadline. To apply, students must have a 3.5 or better GPA or be in the top 15% of their class.