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Information about the Externship Program, as well as forms that students need.

Application Process for Externships

  • Students may apply for an externship course beginning the second semester of their second year.
  • Students may not participate in more than two (2) externship courses and may not earn more than six (6) academic credits from externships. If a student participates in more than one externship, the externships must be in different areas.
  • Students may not take an externship course along with either a capstone or clinic course during the same semester.
  • During the fall and spring semesters, students are expected to work a minimum of eight (8) hours per week for thirteen (13) weeks at the externship site to earn two (2) hours of academic credit.
  • During the summer session, students are expected to work a minimum of thirty (30) hours per week for seven (7) weeks at the externship site to earn four (4) hours of academic credit.
  • You should complete the Externship Application and submit a copy of your resume to the Director of Externships and Special Academic Programs in Room 311 or nyes@law.sc.edu.
  • Schedule an appointment to discuss your goals and expectations so that the Director can work with you to identify the best field placement
  • The field placement may reach out to you directly to schedule an interview once materials are sent.  Respond promptly and prepare for the interview.
  • Dress professionally and arrive early.
  • Understand the work of the office and prepare questions to ask about the experience.

Pre-Approved Field Placements

  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Federal Highway Administration
  • Health and Human Services
  • U.S. Air Force, Judge Advocate General
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office, Civil Division
  • U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy
  • Coastal Conservation League
  • Fort Gordon, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (Augusta, Georgia)
  • Fort Jackson, Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
  • Human Affairs Commission
  • Latin American Association (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Municipal Association of South Carolina
  • Santee Cooper
  • South Carolina Attorney General’s Office — Environmental Crimes
  • South Carolina Attorney General’s Office — Post Conviction Relief
  • South Carolina Conservation Bank
  • South Carolina Department of Administration
  • South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (SCDAODAS)
  • South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy
  • South Carolina Department of Corrections
  • South Carolina Department of Disability and Special Needs
  • South Carolina Department of Education
  • South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW)
  • South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
  • South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
  • South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
  • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
  • South Carolina Department of Public Safety
  • South Carolina Department of Revenue
  • South Carolina Enterprise Privacy Office
  • South Carolina Environmental Law Project
  • South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff
  • South Carolina Office of Resilience
  • South Carolina PEBA
  • Ocean and Coastal Resources Management
  • Office of the Governor
  • University of South Carolina Office of Compliance
  • University of South Carolina Rule of Law Collaborative
  • Aiken County Department of Social Services
  • Beaufort County School District
  • Berkeley County School District
  • Catawba Nation
  • Joint Citizens and Legislative Committee on Children
  • Kershaw County Department of Social Services
  • Kershaw County Guardian Ad Litem
  • Lexington County Department of Juvenile Justice
  • Lexington County Department of Social Services
  • Lexington County Public Defender
  • Newberry County Department of Social Services
  • Palmetto Center for Children's Legal Access
  • Richland County CASA
  • Richland County Public Defender
  • Richland County Public Defender’s Office — Family Court
  • Richland County Solicitor
  • Richland School District One
  • South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
  • South Carolina Attorney General’s Office of Human Trafficking
  • South Carolina Department of Children’s Advocacy
  • South Carolina Department of Education
  • South Carolina Department of Social Services, Regional Office
  • South Carolina Legal Services
  • Federal Public Defender
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office, Criminal Division
  • Aiken County Solicitor’s Office
  • Beaufort County Solicitor’s Office
  • Charleston County Public Defender’s Office
  • Colleton County Solicitor’s Office
  • Florence County Solicitor's Office
  • Greenville County Solicitor’s Office
  • Hendersonville District Attorney’s Office (Hendersonville, NC)
  • Horry County Solicitor’s Office
  • Kershaw County Solicitor’s Office
  • Lexington County Public Defender’s Office
  • Lexington County Solicitor’s Office
  • Orangeburg Public Defender’s Office
  • Richland County Public Defender’s Office
  • Richland County Public Defender’s Office — Family Court
  • Richland County Solicitor’s Office
  • Safe and Stable Families, Domestic Violence Project (Atlanta, Georgia)
  • South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • South Carolina Attorney General’s Office
  • South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense - Appellate Division
  • South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense — Capital Trial Division
  • South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
  • South Carolina Prosecution Coordination Commission
  • South Carolina Victims Assistance Network
  • York County Public Defender’s Office
  • Blanchard Machinery Company
  • Callison Tighe
  • i3 Resources
  • NASCAR
  • Robinson Gray
  • SCORE
  • South Carolina Council on Competitiveness
  • Sowell + DuRant
  • AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
  • AstenJohnson
  • Belk
  • Charlotte Hornets Sports and Entertainment
  • Dominion Energy
  • Duke Energy
  • Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina
  • Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
  • Furman University
  • GrowCo
  • Honda of South Carolina
  • Keep It Green
  • Lake City Partnership Council
  • Lexington Medical Center
  • Midlands Technical College
  • NASCAR
  • National Wild Turkey Federation
  • Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation
  • Office Depot
  • Piedmont Hospital (Augusta)
  • Prisma Health
  • Richland County Sheriff’s Office
  • Samsung
  • Santee Cooper
  • South Carolina Emerging Technology Association
  • South Carolina PEBA
  • Southeastern Freight Lines
  • Sundance Institute
  • Trane Technologies
  • TRU Simulation + Training
  • University of South Carolina Office of Innovation, Partnership, and Economic Engagement
  • University of South Carolina’s Technology Commercialization Office
  • The Honorable Joseph Anderson
  • The Honorable Robert Conrad (Western District of NC)
  • The Honorable R. Bryan Harwell
  • The Honorable Mary Geiger Lewis
  • The Honorable Sherri A. Lydon
  • The Honorable Paige Gossett
  • The Honorable Shiva V. Hodges
  • The Honorable David Duncan
  • The Honorable Elisabetta G.M. Gasparini
  • The Honorable John Waites
  • The Honorable J. Michelle Childs
  • The Honorable DeAndrea Gist Benjamin
  • The Honorable Deborah Brooks Durden
  • The Honorable Milton Kimpson
  • The Honorable Phillip Lenski
  • The Honorable John C. Few
  • The Honorable Kaye G. Hearn
  • The Honorable Frank R. Addy, Jr.
  • The Honorable DeAndrea Benjamin
  • The Honorable Paul Burch
  • The Honorable G. Thomas Cooper
  • The Honorable Diane Schafer Goodstein
  • The Honorable Edgar Gregory (NC)
  • The Honorable Eugene C. Griffith, Jr.
  • The Honorable John C. Hayes III
  • The Honorable Robert Hood
  • The Honorable William P. Keesley
  • The Honorable Alison Renee Lee
  • The Honorable Casey Manning
  • The Honorable Debra R. McCaslin
  • The Honorable Walton J. McLeod, IV
  • The Honorable Knox McMahon
  • The Honorable Clifton Newman
  • The Honorable Thomas Russo
  • The Honorable John D. Geathers
  • The Honorable Blake A. Hewitt
  • The Honorable J. Douglas McCullough (NC)
  • The Honorable Paula H. Thomas
  • The Honorable Bruce Williams
  • South Carolina Court of Appeals, Staff Attorney’s Office
  • The Honorable Robert E. Newton
  • The Honorable Rosalyn Frierson-Smith
  • The Honorable Michelle Hurley
  • The Honorable Gwendlyne Y. Jones
  • The Honorable Nancy C. McLin
  • The Honorable C. Vance Stricklin, Jr.
  • The Honorable Thomas H. White, IV
  • The Honorable Caroline Streater
  • The Honorable James Spence
  • The Honorable Joseph Strickland
  • The Honorable Amy McCulloch
  • The Honorable Carolyn Rogers
  • J. Keith Roberts, Esq.

 

Externs have the opportunity to work on a variety of South Carolina State Senate Committees.

Externs have the opportunity to work on a variety of South Carolina House of Representatives Committees.



  • Center for Heirs' Property Preservation
  • Charleston Legal Access
  • Disability Rights South Carolina
  • Justice 360
  • Lowcountry Legal Volunteers
  • One80 Place
  • Palmetto Center for Children’s Legal Access
  • Rainy Day Fund
  • South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
  • South Carolina Legal Services Corporation

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