Friday, December 7, 2018

Touro Law Center Features Diverse Externship Experiences


Residing in Closter, NJ, Amy Goldenberg recently served as a judicial law clerk with Essex Vicinage, where she applied her skills in conducting legal research and writing briefs. An honors graduate of Touro Law Center, Amy Goldenberg passed the Uniform Bar Examination in July 2017 and is awaiting admission to the State Bars of New Jersey and New York.

Known for its experiential-learning component, Touro Law Center features an externship program that offers students the chance to familiarize themselves with a wide variety of legal-practice areas, while developing essential attorney skills. Touro guarantees that all law students will receive an externship placement worth four academic credits. Required fieldwork for the experience totals approximately 140 hours per semester.

The diverse selection of placements include roles at private law offices that handle civil law and criminal defense law, as well as opportunities with public-interest organizations and the prosecutor’s and public defender’s offices. In addition, some Touro law students do externships at federal, state, or local-level courts.