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    "page_header": "Student Clinics and Externships Application Form",
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    "page_intro": "<h1>Students interested in enrolling in a clinic or externship must complete and submit the attached Student Clinic Application.</h1>\r\n<p class=\"p2\">The application provided below can be&nbsp;submitted to the following email address:&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:fjcatania@widener.edu\">fjcatania@widener.edu</a>. Students submitting applications for the <a href=\"ipl://124//W10=\">Delaware Civil Law Clinic</a> must be interviewed by <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIyNyJd\">Prof. Harrington Conner</a>, and&nbsp;students submitting applications for the <a href=\"ipl://125//W10=\">Criminal Defense Clinic</a> must be interviewed by <a href=\"ipl://20//WyIxMjYiXQ==\">Professor Ritter</a>.</p>",
    "page_content": "<p><strong><em>IT IS TIME FOR ENROLLMENT IN CLINICS OR EXTERNSHIPS FOR THE SUMMER AND FALL 2018 SEMESTERS.</em></strong>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p>This is your opportunity to put what you&rsquo;ve been learning up until now to use in real legal work, representing indigent clients or working in a judge&rsquo;s chambers or a public interest law office &ndash;&nbsp;<strong>for academic credit</strong>.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><strong>The enrollment period continues until Monday, April 16th</strong>&nbsp;(applications submitted after the deadline will be considered for positions in the clinic or externship applied for if space is available). Registration for Spring courses begins on Thursday, November 16.</p>\r\n<p>To apply, download the&nbsp;<a href=\"irl://1900//\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Experiential Courses Application</a>&nbsp;(pdf) form or&nbsp;<a href=\"irl://1899//\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Experiential Courses Application</a> (docx). It contains descriptions of all of the experiential offerings (clinics and externships) for the Spring, 2018 semester. You can download this form, complete it, and turn it in to faculty secretary Patti Burns (4<sup>th</sup>&nbsp;floor faculty secretarial area) by the deadline, along with a&nbsp;<strong>current r&eacute;sum&eacute;</strong>, an&nbsp;<strong>official transcript</strong>&nbsp;(from the Office of the Registrar), and a&nbsp;<strong>short writing sample</strong>&nbsp;that indicates your proficiency in legal reasoning and writing (R&eacute;sum&eacute; and writing sample can be submitted as email attachments to&nbsp;<em><a href=\"mailto:fjcatania@widener.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fjcatania@widener.edu</a></em>).</p>\r\n<p>You can apply for more than one clinic or externship &ndash; simply indicate your order of preference among the courses offered in the appropriate place on the application form, and if you are not accepted for your first choice you will be considered for your subsequent choices.&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><strong>If you have questions about the clinics</strong>, please do not hesitate to stop in to the offices of the clinics in the experiential wing on the 2<sup>nd</sup>&nbsp;floor of the Law Building and talk to the clinic directors and current students.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><strong>If you have questions about externships</strong>, please feel free to stop by my office (Room 405) or to contact Professor Catania at&nbsp;<em><a href=\"mailto:fjcatania@widener.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fjcatania@widener.edu</a></em>.</p>\r\n<p>Students enrolling into the <a href=\"ipl://124//W10=\">Delaware Civil Clinic</a>, the <a href=\"ipl://125//W10=\">Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Clinic (PA)</a>, or the <a href=\"ipl://128//W10=\">Veterans Law Clinic</a> will be required to attend a <strong>mandatory</strong> training session prior to the start of the semester.</p>\r\n<p>Applicants cannot register until they receive approval from the appropriate professor. During pre-registration, you should register for other courses of your choice. If you are accepted you can rearrange your schedule during the add/drop period. There is no fee for this add/drop. <strong>Note: <em>Once a student has registered, Section 310(C)(3) of the Dean&rsquo;s Office Regulations permits that student to drop a clinic or externship only upon a showing of exceptional hardship and with the approval of the Dean of Students.</em></strong></p>\r\n<p>Students are invited to visit the clinic offices which are located in the Clinic Wing on the 2nd floor of the law school and are encouraged to talk to current or former clinical students.</p>\r\n<h5>Clinics</h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"ipl://124//W10=\">Delaware Civil Clinic</a>&nbsp;</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"ipl://127//W10=\">Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic</a>&nbsp;</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"ipl://125//W10=\">Criminal Defense Clinic (PA)</a>&nbsp;</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"ipl://128//W10=\">Veterans Law Clinic</a>&nbsp;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h5>Externships</h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"ipl://137//W10=\">Judicial Externships</a>&nbsp;</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"ipl://136//W10=\">Clinical Externships</a>&nbsp;</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<h6>Application Deadline: Late applications will be given full consideration if there is space in the clinics.&nbsp;</h6>\r\n<p>Clinic faculty members will be happy to answer telephone, email, or in-person inquiries regarding the clinical and externship courses.</p>\r\n<p><strong>Prof. Francis J. Catania, Jr.<br /></strong>Judicial and Clinical/Public Interest Externship Program<br /><strong>Room</strong> 405<br /><strong>Ext.</strong> 2108<br /><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"mailto:fjcatania@widener.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fjcatania@widener.edu</a></p>\r\n<p><strong>Prof. Dana Harrington-Conner<br /></strong>Delaware Civil Clinic<br /><strong>Room</strong> 304<br /><strong>Ext.</strong> 2161<br /><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"mailto:dlharringtonconner@widener.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dlharringtonconner@widener.edu</a></p>\r\n<p><strong>Prof. Ken Kristl<br /></strong>Environmental &amp; Natural Resources Law Clinic<br /><strong>Room</strong> 226<br /><strong>Ext.</strong> 2053<br /><strong>Email:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"mailto:ktkristl@widener.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ktkristl@widener.edu</a></p>\r\n<p><strong>Prof. Judith Ritter<br /></strong>Criminal Defense Clinic<br /> <strong>Room</strong> 305<br /> <strong>Ext.</strong> 2121<br /><strong>Email:</strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jlritter@widener.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jlritter@widener.edu</a></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>",
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