The Center for Real Estate Law

Gain Practical Experience with Externships & Practicums

Real Estate Practicum & Sustainability Externship

Gain first-hand experience in a transactional real estate law practice or sustainability practice. Students who enroll in an externship are placed by the Center with law firms, corporations, or regulatory offices for the purpose of developing practice-ready, professional experience in the field of real estate. The Real Estate Legal Practicum and Sustainability Externship are open to all real estate students who have completed 60 credits (JD students) or are in their final semester as LLM students. In addition to a classroom component, students must complete a minimum of 120 hours on-site.

Prerequisites & Deadlines

Students interested in the Real Estate Legal Practicum (RE 620/JD 620, 2 Credits) must complete either Commercial Real Estate Transactions or Real Estate Finance, plus Federal Income Tax Aspects of Real Estate prior to the practicum.

Students interested in the Sustainability Externship (RE 623/JD 623) must complete Real Estate Transactions and one of the following: Energy Law, Environmental Controls Affecting Real Estate, or Natural Resources Law prior to this externship.

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Unpaid Legal Externships

Periodically the Center lear ns of opportunities for students to do unpaid, legal externships with give students an opportunity to acquire skills while in a setting where attorneys work on real estate transactions, issues and real estate litigation including cases involving property issues and title insurance claims. Externs generally are expected to work 5 to 15 hours per week on a flexible schedule to insure that students do not miss class. Interested students should contact the Center if they interested in doing such an externship.

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