Hands-on legal experience
The externship program at the College of Law operates on the premise that the potential for learning outside of the law school is tremendous. Health law externships are available to our students in the rich metropolitan Atlanta legal community through governmental agencies and not-for-profit public interest organizations.
The purpose of the externship program is to tie theoretical knowledge to practical experience by:
- training students in lawyering skills;
- giving students greater insight into the workings of the legal system;
- promoting the development in students of a sense of professional responsibility; and
- developing the ability of students to learn from their experience.
Students selected to take part in the externship program are assigned to work with attorneys, who serve as mentors throughout the externship experience.
Law students can receive credit for hands-on legal experience in the following health law externship programs.
Core Health Law Externships
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesPublic Health Law Externships (2)
Office of the General Counsel U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth and Human Resources / Business Administrative Law Externship
Georgia Advocacy OfficeDisability Law Externship
Georgia Department of Community HealthHealth Law Legislation and Litigation Externship
Georgia Hospital AssociationHospital Regulation Externship
Health Law Partnership (HeLP) ClinicHealth and Child Advocacy Externship
Other Health-Related Externships
Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Senior Citizens Law Project
Law of the Elderly ExternshipAtlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Environmental Protection Agency
Domestic Violence Externship and
One Child, One Lawyer Juvenile Law Externship
Federal Environmental Law Externship
Fulton County State Court
Alternative Dispute Resolution Externship
Georgia Council on Aging
Legislation Externship
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.Civil Litigation Externship