Miami Law Externship Program

The expanded Miami Law Externship Program allows students to obtain academic credit while working in a real-world legal setting during both the academic year and over the summer. The Externship Program offers national and international opportunities with corporations, government agencies, public interest organizations and the judiciary. Students at Miami Law also have the unique opportunity to propose an externship at a qualified organization or agency of their choice, allowing students the flexibility to tailor their experiences to their specific career and geographic goals. The program is designed to enhance the educational experience of students by giving them an opportunity to do advanced legal work that generally is not available through the law school's curriculum.

D.C. Semester in Practice Program

The D.C. Semester in Practice Program allows law students to live and work full-time in the United States Capital. Students work at government agencies, nonprofits or advocacy organizations while still enrolled full-time at Miami Law. The classroom component of the course provides students with comprehension of the institutional, political, and legal contexts in which policymaking and implementation take place; greater insight into the mechanisms through which administrative agencies operate at the federal level; and engagement with government, relevant legal authorities and D.C. attorneys.

Litigation Skills Externship Program

The Litigation Skills CLI Externship Program provides students with the opportunity to apply the trial and pre-trial skills learned during the Lit Skills I course in a live client setting. In these externship placements, students may represent clients in criminal and civil matters as Certified Legal Interns (CLI) and argue cases in Circuit, County and Federal courts under the supervision of practicing attorneys.

Florida Supreme Court Internship Program

Highly selective 3L externships with the new Florida Supreme Court Fellows Program are available for spring 2023 and for a full year (fall and spring semesters) starting in the fall 2023. Fellows function as a law clerk to individual justices, a central staff law clerk working for all of the justices, a law clerk working for the clerk of court and the administrative justice, or a law clerk for the Office of the State Courts Administrator General Counsel. The Program provides for a tuition or monthly stipend benefit as well as 9 credits per semester. For information about this program, contact Amy Perez, Interim Assistant Dean, Career Development aperez@law.miami.edu.

Judicial Clerkships/Internships/Externships

The Office of Career and Professional Development runs the judicial clerkship program which is a highly regarded post-graduate job that provides an excellent launch pad for competitive positions in both the private and public sectors. Additionally, the Externship Program allows students the opportunity to complete placements with Judges at all levels during their time as a law student for which the student receives academic credit.

Externship Placements by Industry

In the past three years, close to 500 law students have participated in at least one externship of their choice. Students are allowed to complete up to 3 externships during their time at Miami Law. Below are examples of externship placements completed by our students between Fall 2020 and Summer 2023.

• In-House Placements

  American Craft Spirits Association

  Avelo Airlines

  Bacardi-Martini, Inc.

  Berkeley Research Group

  Brandstar, Inc.

  BrandStar Entertainment

  Chewy, Inc.

  Capital Collateral Regional Counsel

  Fluent Servicing, LLC

  Global Oil Management Group

  DXC Technology

  Hidden Harbor Capital Management

  Isram Realty Group, Inc.

  Kawa Capital Management

  Kent Security Services

  Logos Capital Group

  Mastec, Inc.

  Miami Association of Realtors

  Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of FL

  MSC Cruises USA, Inc

  National Zoning Atlas

  Office Depot

  Omniangle Technologies, LLC

  Payless Shoe Source Worldwide, LLC

  Ritz Carlton Yacht Collective

  Title Brothers, LLC

  Redcon1

  Reunity, LLC

  Roofstock, Inc.

  Rosmar USA, INC.

  Ryder, Inc.

  Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

  Safra National Bank of New York

  Surveillance Technology Oversight Project

  University of Miami Office of Estate and Gift Planning

  University of Miami Office of Technology Transfer

  Unified Patents LLC

  Userlytics, LLC

  World Omni Financial Corp/ Southeast Toyota Finance

  World Triathlon Corp/ IRONMAN

• In-House (Sports, Arts, and Entertainment)

  Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

  Atlanta Hawks, LLC

  Athletes First

  CONCACAF

  Event Entertainment Group, Inc.

  FaZe Clan, Inc.

  Inter Miami CF, Inc.

  LegalARTLink

  Lowe Art Museum

  Miami Dolphins

  The Orange Bowl Committee, Inc.

  University of Miami Athletic Department – Compliance

  Montlick Media Services, Inc.

  Multimedia Media, Telecom and Internet Council

  Nashville Soccer Club

  The Paley Center for Media

  Pyramid Records

  Roc Nation Sports

  Rimas Entertainment, LLC

  Rolling Loud, LLC

  Sneaker Law, LLC

  Televisa/Univision

  United Soccer League

  Ultra Music Festival

• Healthcare

  American Health Law Association

  Florida Health Justice Project

  Harm Reduction Legal Project at The Network for Public Health Law

  Jackson Health System

  Moffitt Cancer Center

  Nicklaus Children's Hospital

  Regenerative Medicine Foundation

  Penn State Health Office of Gen. Counsel

  UHealth Compliance – University of Miami Hospitals

  UHealth Office of Privacy & Data Security

• Judiciary

  Hon. Roy Altman- USDC S.D. Fla.

  Hon. Jacqueline Becerra - USDC S.D. Fla

  Hon. Beth Bloom -USDC S.D. Fla

  Hon. Beatrice Butchko, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida

  Hon. John Cooke- USDC S.D. Fla

  Hon. Michael Davis – 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida

  Hon. Melissa Damian - USDC S.D. Fla

  Hon. William P. Dimitrouleas - USDC S.D. Fla

  Hon.  Ivan F. Fernandez – 3rd District Court of Appeal

  Hon. Darrin Gayles - USDC S.D. Fla

  Hon. Donald Graham - Sr. Judge - U.S.D.C.- S.D. Fla

  Hon. Michael Hanzman – 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida

  Hon. Charlene Edwards Honeywell – U.S.D.C. – Middle District of Fla

  Hon. Laurel Isicoff – Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Fla

  Hon. Adalberto Jordan – U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit

  Hon. Thomas Logue- 3rd District Court of Appeal

  Hon. Migna Sanchez-Llorens – 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Fla

  Hon. Lauren Louis, USDC S.D. Fla

  Hon. Jose E. Martinez, USDC S. D. Fla

  Hon. Shaniek M. Maynard, USDC S. D. Fla

  Hon. Ryon McCabe, USDC S. D. Fla

  Hon. Bronwyn C. Miller- 3rd D.C.A.

  Hon. Mindy Mora, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Fla

  Hon. Spencer Multack, Family Division, 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Fla

  Hon. John J. O'Sullivan - USDC S.D. Fla.

  Hon Lisette Reid – USDC S.D.Fla.

  Hon. Timothy M. Reif-US Court of Int'l. Trade

  Hon. Robin S. Rosenbaum – U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Fla

  Hon. Edwin A. Scales, III – 3rd District Court of Appeals

  Hon. Robert Scola- USDC S.D.Fla.

  Hon. Rodney Smith- USDC S.D. Fla

  Hon. Ellen Venzer - 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Fla

  NJ Superior Court, Monmouth Vicinage

  Hon. Kathleen M. Williams - USDC S.D.Fla.

• Public Interest

  ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) of Florida

  ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) of Louisiana

  Americans for Immigrant Justice

  Baltimore Action Legal Team

  Bet Tzedek Legal Services

  Catholic Legal Services of Miami

  Chainless Change, Inc.

  Dade Legal Aid

  Florida Health Justice Project

  The Florida Justice Institute, Inc.

  Guardian Ad Litem

  Israeli American Coalition for Action

  Kansas Legal Services, Inc.

  Lawyers to the Rescue

  Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc.

  Legal Services of Greater Miami

  Miami Homes For All

  Promise of Justice Initiative

  Mr. Psychedelic Law, Inc.

  Miami Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust

  Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

  Southern Poverty Law Center

  Southern Poverty Law Center – Immigrant Justice Project

  WeCount!

• Government

  Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office

  Broward Public Defenders Office

  Capital Habeus Unit, State of Florida Office of the Federal Public Defender

  Capital Habeas Unit, Federal Public Defender’s Office, Western District of Missouri

  Center for Disease Control and Prevention

  Children's Legal Services – Department of Children and Families

  Circuit Court of Cook County

  City of Miami Beach

  Colorado State Public Defender

  Office of the Colorado Attorney General

  Federal Public Defender, Southern District of Florida

  Federal Public Defender, Northern District Of Florida

  Dallas County District Attorney’s Office

  Douglas County Public Defender

  Coral Springs Office of the City Attorney

  IAFF Local 1403

  Miami Beach City Attorney

  Office of the City Attorney, City of Miami

  Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney

  Miami-Dade Public Defenders Office

  Miami-Dade Office of the Federal Public Defender

  Miami-Dade Office of Resilience

  United States Attorney’s Office Middle District of Florida

  United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida

  Montgomery County District Attorney

  NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center

  The U.S. Attorney's Office-Eastern District of New York

  Colorado State Public Defender

  San Diego Public Defenders Office

  San Francisco City Attorney’s Office

  San Francisco Office of the Public Defender

  Office of the State Attorney, 6th Jud. Ct. West Pasco Office

  Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office

  Supreme Court of the State of NY, Appellate Division

  United States Air Force

  U.S. Coast Guard 7th Dist. Legal Office

  United States Copyright Office

  United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section

  United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Criminal Section

  Wisconsin Department of Justice

• Regulatory

  Consumer Financial Protection Agency

  Department of Homeland Security

  Disability Independence Group

  Florida Lawyers Assistance

  EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) Miami District Office

  Federal Communications Commission

  FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)

  IRS, Office of Chief Counsel

  International Atomic Energy Agency

  NLRB (National Labor Relations Board), Miami Resident Office

  Railroad Commission of Texas

  United States Securities and Exchange Commission

  United States Securities and Exchange Commission – Miami Regional Office, Division of Examination

• Environmental

  Earthjustice Puerto Rico/US Office

  Miami Waterkeeper

  Miami-Dade Office of Resilience

  NOAA, Office of General Counsel

  NOAA General Counsel Int'l Section

  P.E.E.R. Group (People’s Economic and Environmental Resiliency Group

• Externships in the News

  

  (L to R: Andrew Graykowski, J.D. '22, Theodore "Ted" Massey, J.D. '11, and 3L Jess Chiasson)
  Graykowski and 3L Jess Chiasson’s externships in Washington, D.C. at the Department of Defense springboarded their career interests in legal defense. In 2022, they worked on cases under the supervision of Miami Law alumnus Ted Massey, as part of the Military Commissions Defense Organization working with Guantanamo detainees. Read Full Article: "Externship Programs Lead to Careers"