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.
- Browse the list of pre-approved field placement opportunities.
- If you would like an externship at an office not on the list, contact the Director of Externships and Special Academic Programs for approval.
- 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 Environmental Services
- 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 Health
- 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 Frank R. Addy, Jr.
- The Honorable Paul Burch
- The Honorable Daniel Coble
- 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 Casey Manning
- The Honorable Debra R. McCaslin
- The Honorable William A. McKinnon
- The Honorable Walton J. McLeod, IV
- 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
- Equality Legal Action Fund
- 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
- Chappell, Chappell, and Newman
- South Carolina Council on Competitiveness
- Nelson Mullins
- Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd