News & Events

Summer 2021 is already shaping up to be exciting and vibrant for students in American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Environmental and Energy Law (PEEL), who are tackling a wide array of environmental and climate challenges through internships and externships in both the DMV and around the country.

Each spring, American University Washington College of law hosts its annual Spring Externship Fair connecting our law students with employers from over 150 organizations who are seeking students for internships and externships.

On Thursday, Jan. 23, American University Washington College of Law hosted its annual Spring Externship Fair. The law school’s Externship Program organized over 160 employers into Claudio Grossman Hall for the event, which has routinely been the largest legal externship fair in the nation and attracts students from all levels.

Each year, between 300 and 350 students participate in American University’s Washington College of Law’s Externship Program, garnering real world experience under the supervision of practicing attorneys in the Washington, D.C., area.

Over 100 employer representatives met with American University Washington College of Law students on Thursday, Jan. 24 to discuss externship opportunities for the upcoming summer, fall and spring semesters at our Externship Fair.