{"image":"","content":"<h1>Judicial Externship Program<\/h1>\r\n<h4>Are you interested in learning about the legal system from the judicial side? If so, a judicial externship is just what you&rsquo;re looking for.<\/h4>\r\n<p>As a second- or third-year Widener Law student on the Harrisburg Campus, you can obtain academic credit while working in the chambers of a judge, observing judicial proceedings, conducting legal research for the court, and drafting documents. As an extern, you will also participate in a weekly classroom component.<\/p>\r\n<p>Our Judicial Externship Program offers practical experience and opportunity to improve upon your legal research and writing skills. It also provides the opportunity to gain professional contacts and references.<\/p>\r\n<p>Former externs have enjoyed placement with<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacourts.us\/courts\/supreme-court\/\">The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacourts.us\/courts\/superior-court\/\">The Superior Court of Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacourts.us\/courts\/commonwealth-court\/\">Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pamd.uscourts.gov\/\">US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>Court of Common Pleas, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Northumberland, Wayne, and York counties<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Externship forms are available on the <a href=\"ipl:\/\/254\/\/W10=\">Externships TWEN page<\/a>.<\/p>","box_content":"<h5>Contact Information<br \/><br \/><\/h5>\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:{staticroot}current-students\/academics\/practical-learning-opportunities\/externships\/meet-the-coordinator\/\">Elizabeth Simcox<\/a><br \/><\/strong>Coordinator of Externships<br \/>Adjunct Professor<br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 717.232.7536<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:liz@dcba-pa.org\">liz@dcba-pa.org<\/a><\/p>"}