Event: Externships6 Conference

Join Harvard Law School and Northeastern University School of Law as we continue the national discourse on the critical role of field placements in preparing new lawyers.

When
March 1-4, 2012

Where

• Welcome reception and Sunday morning sessions will be held at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston's historic Back Bay
• Friday's plenary and break-out sessions will be held at Northeastern University School of Law
• Saturday sessions will be held at Harvard Law School

Registration
Conference registration is now open! Please complete the registration form to reserve your place at the upcoming bi-annual conference on legal externships and field placements.

Accommodations
We have reserved 120 rooms for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights (March 1, 2 and 3) at a reduced rate of $179/night plus tax at the Westin Copley Place Hotel in Boston’s Back Bay. This rate includes complimentary Internet in the guest rooms. Reserve now while rooms at this rate remain available. For more information, call 1-888-627-7216.

Requests for Proposals
The Organizing Committee for Externships6 invites proposals for the sixth national conference on legal externships. Externships6 will focus on the role of field placements in preparing lawyers. We seek proposals from externship clinicians, other clinicians, non-clinical legal educators and administrators, career services professionals and anyone with an interest in how field placement work affects new lawyers. We also seek participation from the international community, where field placement programs have played a distinct role in developing clinical education. The deadline for submitting proposals is October 17, 2011.