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Summer International Externship Program

Through Stetson Law’s Summer International Externship Program, students can gain practical experience with international organizations, foreign governmental entities, and law firms around the world while also earning three academic credits. Students in the program have opportunites to:

• Explore a particular area of law at an international field-placement site
• Improve practical skills such as communication, research and writing
• Enhance personal skills while gaining poise and confidence
• Meet and work with legal professionals around the world. These relationships may prove invaluable when seeking full-time employment.

Current placements that may be available include:

• The Ramsar Secretariat in Gland, Switzerland (Environmental Law)
• The Buenos Aires, Argentina Prosecutor’s Office (Criminal Law)
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Beijing China Office (Business Law)

The Summer International Externship Program is a highly selective program available to a very limited number of qualified students at Stetson. Typically only 1 to 3 students will be selected per year. If selected, you are eligible to apply for a financial stipend to offset some of the costs you will incur in the program.

An interested student must apply for an International Externship through the International Programs Office. Your application must consist of a 2-3 page letter explaining what International Externship you are interested in, and why. You should indicate whether you are fluent in any foreign language. Fluency refers to both written and spoken skills. You should submit your application, and resume or C.V. electronically to Associate Dean John F. Cooper at cooper@law.stetson.edu. NOTE: All applications must be received by October of the year preceding the summer of the proposed Externship.

To qualify for an externship, a student must (a) have completed the full first-year curriculum at the time of the start of the Externship and (b) be in good academic standing. Students enrolled in the full-time program typically should qualify for an externship after they have successfully completed the spring semester of their first year of law school. Students enrolled in the part-time program typically should qualify for an international externship after they have completed successfully the spring semester of their second year of law school.