LAW 8059 :
Externship:Fed Bureau of Priso

Enrollment: Approval is required to enroll in this externship. Please http://www.law.villanova.edu/exp erientiallearning/clinicsandexternships/externships.asp click here for more information. 3L Students ONLY Fall Semester 2L and 3L Students Spring Semester PRE/COREQUISITE: Constitutional Law I (1000) Top 50% of Class The Federal Bureau of Prisons is responsible for management regulation of all federal penal and correctional institutions in the United States. Students participating in this program will serve as externs in the Northeast Regional Office of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The office is responsible for 18 federal institutions in NJ, PA, NY, CT, MA and OH. Student- externs will work under the supervision of attorneys from that office and will review, evaluate, and draft responses to administrative tort claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act and Administrative Remedies, review and respond to document requests submitted under the Freedom of Information Act, and provide assistance in civil litigation. Students are required to spend at least twelve (12) hours per week at the Federal Bureau of Prisons office. In addition, each extern will be required to maintain a journal of experiences and work done in the externship, to meet bi-weekly with the Law School supervisor, and to evaluate the externship in writing at the end of the semester. Student-externs must be approved for participation in the externship by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and must pass a federal government security clearance. The supervising attorneys will evaluate students; however, the final grade is the responsibility of the Law School supervisor. GRADED PASS/FAIL