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Student Externships: Placement Sites

Externs are permitted to work under the supervision of judges or of attorneys in public law offices, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations. They are not permitted to work for private law firms.

Most fall and winter externs select placement sites in Columbia and Jefferson City, but summer externs often choose sites located throughout the state. At the bottom of the page you will find a list of possible placement sites.

Possible Placement Sites

Kansas City

  • U.S. Department of Education
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  • U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Soliciter
  • U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • FDIC Legal Division
  • Federal Reserve
  • U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of MO (7 judges)
  • U.S. Magistrate Judge (3 judges)
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Judge (3 judges)
  • U.S. Trustee's Office
  • U.S. Attorney
  • Federal Public Defender
  • Missouri Court of Appeals judges
  • Judges of the Jackson County Circuit Court
  • Legal Aid of Western Missouri
  • ACLU

St. Louis

  • Department of Veteran's Affairs
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
  • Federal Reserve
  • National Labor Relations Board
  • Small Business Administration
  • U.S. Postal Service
  • U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of MO (10)
  • U.S. Magistrate Judge (7 judges)
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Judge (3 judges)
  • U.S. Attorney
  • Federal Public Defender
  • Missouri Court of Appeals judges
  • Judges of the St. Louis County & City Circuit Courts
  • Legal Services of Eastern Missouri

Jefferson City/Columbia

  • Missouri Supreme Court judges
  • University of Missouri Athletic Department
  • University of Missouri ADA Coordinator's office
  • Missouri Public Defender (offices throughout the State)
  • Mid-Missouri Legal Services
  • Missouri Attorney General
  • Missouri Secretary of State
  • Missouri Bar Association
  • Missouri Department of Natural Resources
  • Missouri Department of Mental Health
  • Missouri Department of Revenue
  • State Circuit Court judges
  • Boone County Juvenile Office

Not-for-Profit Organizations

  • Missouri School Board Association
  • Missouri Hospital Association
  • National Bar Association
  • Legal Aid offices throughout the State
  • Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
  • Volunteer Attorney Project of Kansas City
 
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