Register

ExPro Student Registration Steps

1. Secure an externship with a sponsoring organization and agree to the hours and days you will be present.
2. Complete Student Registration Form.
1. For judicial externships only: you must also submit a Legal Research and Writing Form. Please copy the link to this online form and send it to either your LARAW or Advocacy Professor for him/her to fill out and return to the ExPro.
2. To complete a second externship with the same sponsor/supervisor OR to complete an externship with your current employer, you must complete and submit a Petition, which:
1. Identifies your existing role, including projects and tasks;
2. Identifies the new legal tasks with which you will engage; and
3. Also identifies the legal skill-set you will enhance, learn, and/or grow.
3. The petition must be signed and dated by your supervisor and yourself, and then emailed to expro@scu.edu. Your registration form will not be processed without this petition.

Please note: an externship with the same sponsor/supervisor may only be repeated once.

1. Submit your Student Registration Form
1. After submitting your registration form, your placement must be approved by the Externship Program Director. This vetting process generally requires confirmation from your supervising attorney regarding compliance with the Externship Program requirements.
2. If your proposed sponsor is new to the ExPro, or if your sponsor/supervisor has not recently hosted a Santa Clara Law extern student, after submitting a registration form, you may also be asked to complete and submit a Sponsor Background Form. You will receive an email from the ExPro with a link to this online form, if it is required.
2. Once your externship is approved, you will receive a Written Agreement Form via email. You and your supervisor must complete, sign, and date this form, then return it to the ExPro via email at expro@scu.edu.
3. Upon receipt of your completed Written Agreement Form, you will be sent Workday approval tokens which will allow you to register for:
1. LAW 706, the required online Externship Workshop; and
2. The course that corresponds to your externship type (click here for more information on externship types)

Registration Timeline:

Please note that Workday approval tokens are required to enroll in ExPro.

Please note that this process may not correspond with your assigned registration date/time as determined by Student Services.

1. Two months before the start of each semester: registration forms accepted.
2. One month before the start of each semester: registration forms accepted on a rolling basis, subject to class availability.
3. No applications accepted following the add/drop period for each semester (the first week of classes).

Calculating Units:

All extern students must register for both LAW 706, the online Externship Workshop class, and their relevant externship course. No units are awarded for Law 706. However, this class is mandatory and required to receive externship credit.

Students earn 1 unit per 50 hours of substantive, legal work. All hours counting toward units must be completed during the academic semester. The minimum number of units is 3 (equivalent to 150 hours), except for part-time students and graduating 3Ls, who may register for a minimum of 2 units. The maximum is 6 units for the fall and spring semesters, and 5 units for the summer semester.

Questions? Connect with us at expro@scu.edu or call us at (408) 551-3266.