Below is a list of externship placements that have been pre-approved for academic credit. In addition to the externships listed below, you may also obtain academic credit for an externship that you secure on your own, provided that it satisfies the requirements of the law school's externship policy. You may find more information about independent placements here.
Enroll via NOVASIS:
- Philadelphia District Attorney Office
- Montgomery County Public Defender
- Pennsylvania Innocence Project
- Defender Association of Philadelphia
- Villanova Capital Defense Practicum
Apply via Symplicity:
- Judicial Externship Lottery
- The Barnes Foundation Counsel's Office
- Brandywine Realty Trust
- Compliance Office for the Villanova Athletics Department
- Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
- Philadelphia District Attorney's Office (Law Division)
- Pennsylvania Health Law Project
- Montgomery County District Attorney Office Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (ADR Unit)
- Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program
- Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Office of Disciplinary Counsel
- UGI Corp.-Amerigas Counsel's Office
- Wawa, Inc. Counsel's Office
Apply via Employment Fairs and On-Campus Interviews:
- Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office (NJ)
- Camden County Prosecutor's Office (NJ)
- Chester County DA's Office
- Community Legal Services
- Montgomery County DA's Office
- New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
- Philadelphia DA's Office
- Philadelphia Legal Aid
- Pennsylvania Department of Human Relations
- Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- U.S. Social Security Administration
- U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
(Note: on Symplicity, search Job Postings for "externship".)