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Semester-in-Practice Program

Through the Semester-in-Practice Program, students may spend a semester working full-time for credit at an externship placement outside of Boston. The program is designed for students who want an intensive hands-on experience - and an opportunity not otherwise available in Boston - furthering specific career and academic goals.

The Semester-in-Practice Program offers four options:

• Human Rights Externship (Geneva) - Students work in Geneva for a Non-Governmental Organization committed to the protection of human rights.
• Government Lawyering in Washington, D.C. - Students work in a government office in Washington. Examples include opportunities with the staff of a Congressional committee or subcommittee, in the legal office of an administrative agency, or with a federal board/commission.
• Death Penalty Externship - Students work at the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Independent Proposal Externship - Students develop their own proposal for a full-time externship outside of Boston.