Externships provide Cardozo students with hands-on experience in real-world legal settings, such as courts, mediation centers, law firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Through these placements, students can engage in dispute resolution processes, including mediation, arbitration, restorative justice, and other forms of dispute resolution, while being supervised by experienced professionals. Through the externship program, Cardozo students can apply classroom knowledge to real cases, build professional networks, and gain insights into various dispute resolution career opportunities.
Externships offer a valuable alternative to clinics for students pursuing the Dispute Resolution Certificate and fulfilling the LL.M. experiential learning requirement. Thus, an externship satisfies academic requirements and expands professional networks, making it an excellent choice for students interested in real-world experience outside of a traditional clinic setting.
Externship Examples
The following are examples of externship placements. To apply for a dispute resolution externship, visit Symplicity.
- JAMS
- The American Arbitration Association and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution
- The New York International Arbitration Center
- The Center for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
- The Center for Creative Conflict Resolution at OATH
- The Center for Justice Innovation
- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- The New York Commission on Human Rights The New York Legal Assistance Group
- The New York Peace Institute
- New York State Court Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution
- The Red Hook Community Justice Center
- Supreme Court Mediation Program in New York County
- The U.S. Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Alternative Dispute Resolution Department
- The U.S. Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York, Mediation Office
- Community Counseling and Mediation, Inc., (CALM) (Brooklyn)
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (Washington, DC)
- Resolve Mediation Services, Inc. (New York)
