LAW-6451 CRIMINAL PROSECUTION CLASS COMPONENT
Placement Description: At these placements, students develop and apply their abilities in the law of evidence, criminal law, criminal procedure, juvenile or immigration law. In real cases, supervised by experienced prosecutors, students use the rules of evidence, motions in limine, objections to evidence, and similar provisions to effectively and professionally represent the Government. Students may participate in all levels of litigation from jury selection to post trial matters. Depending on the circumstances of each placement, students may practice in traffic, magistrate, juvenile, misdemeanor, felony courts or immigration matters. Their experiences will include both trial preparation and trial participation. Students placed in the 9th Circuit State Attorney's Office, 18th Circuit State Attorney's Office, Florida Attorney General's Economic Crimes Office, Florida Attorney General's Office of the Statewide Prosecutor, Department of Homeland Security or The United States Attorney's Office must meet the following criteria; Have completed 4 semesters and received not less than 48 credit hours. Have a 2.4 or higher cumulative grade point average, satisfactory completion of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Professional Responsibility, Evidence, and trial skills or participation as counsel on a mock trial team. Students are required to spend a minimum of 30-40 hours per week at their placement, depending on the semester, and will receive six hours of credit for satisfactory completion. Attendance at a weekly seminar is also required. The seminar portion of the externship is graded; the field portion is pass/fail. Students participating in the Criminal or Civil Prosecution Externship must be certified as legal interns (CLIs) in order to represent the State of Florida in actual criminal cases. However, students working in the Department of Homeland Security or the U.S. Attorney's Office will be required to meet their certification criteria.
Distribution
Law