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Search for an Externship

Students may access the Externship Database, which provides details about the individual sponsoring agencies. The information includes: a description of the extern’s work at the agency or court, contact information, application deadlines, requested materials, and any necessary prerequisites. You will also be able to search for a particular sponsor by location or type of law. Please note that you must be a current student to log in to the database.

A sampling of agencies participating in Seattle University School of Law's externship program which are included in the externship database can be found below the login information. International agencies are separate from the searchable database below.

Search Externship Sponsors

Please log in using your Seattle University username (seattleu\username) and password.

Participating Externship Agency Samples

Administrative Law

  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Office of Administrative Hearings
  • Washington State Liquor Control Board

Bankruptcy Law

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court
  • U.S. Trustee’s Office

Business and Commercial Law

  • Municipality of Anchorage
  • Office of the Attorney General – Antitrust Division
  • Washington Credit Union League and Affiliates
  • Washington Department of Financial Institutions

Civil Litigation

  • Attorney General of WA (Consumer Protection Division)
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • King Co. Prosecutor's Office - Torts Division
  • Snohomish Co. Prosecutor's Office - Civil Division

Criminal Law

  • Anchorage District Attorney’s Office (Summer Only)
  • Department of Assigned Counsel
  • King County Prosecutor
  • Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office
  • Municipality of Anchorage (Summer Only)
  • Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office
  • Seattle City Attorney – Misdemeanor Division
  • Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons
  • The Defender Association
  • Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney
  • U.S. Attorney’s Office

Employment and Labor Law

  • Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
  • Municipality of Anchorage (Summer Only)
  • Seattle City Attorney’s Office – Employment Law Department
  • Seattle Office of Civil Rights
  • Seattle Polic Department - Labor & Employment Division
  • Unemployment Law Project

Environmental and Land Use Law

  • Center for Environmental Law and Policy
  • Central Puget Sound Growth Management Board
  • EarthJustice Legal Defense Fund
  • Federal Environmental Protection Agency
  • Heart of America Northwest Research Center
  • Municipality of Anchorage (Summer Only)
  • Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office – Civil Division – Land Use
  • Washington Environmental Council
  • Washington State Attorney General’s Office – Environmental Divisions

Family Law

  • King County Superior Court – Dependency CASA
  • Office of Public Advocacy

Inequality and Poverty Law

  • Disability Rights Washington
  • Fremont Public Association
  • International Rescue Committee
  • King County Bar Association – Housing Justice Project
  • Legal Action Center – Catholic Community Services
  • Northwest Women's Law Center

Immigration Law

  • Alaska Immigration Justice Project
  • Northwest Immigrant Rights Project
  • Seattle Immigration Court
  • Volunteer Advocates for Immigrant Justice

Intellectual Property

  • Corbis Corporation
  • Infectious Disease Research Institute
  • King County Prosecuting Attorney – Civil Division
  • CombiMatrix Corporation

Judicial Externships

  • King County Superior Court
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court
  • U.S. District Court – Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court – District of Alaska
  • Washington State Court of Appeals – Division I and II
  • Washington State Supreme Court

Mediation

  • King County Alternative Dispute Resolution Program (Interlocal Conflict
  • Resolution Group)
  • King County Dispute Resolution

Municipal Law

  • City of Seattle Attorneys Office (Torts Division)
  • Municipality of Anchorage (Summer Only)

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Ronald B. Leighton and extern Carmen Butler '06