The Gotham Honors Externship in NYC is a full semester offering and will provide a hands-on complement to conventional courses in public law and related areas. It will connect academic learning and abstract thinking to practice, providing unparalleled lawyering experience in some of the City’s fast-paced, mission-critical agencies and/or firms.
New York Practice
This course covers the conduct of civil litigation in the courts of New York.
Nonprofit Organizations
This course examines the structure, governance, operation, and regulation of various charitable organizations from the perspective of counseling, or even establishing, such entities.
Patent Law
An introduction to patent law, this course is foundational for those students interested in pursuing the area further.
Pre-Trial Advocacy
This course gives students the opportunity to develop pre-trial litigation skills.
Professional Responsibility
This course provides an introduction to professional and ethical issues that concern lawyers throughout their careers.
Professional Responsibility: Criminal Practice
This course provides an introduction to professional and ethical issues that concern lawyers working in a criminal practice setting.
Race, Bias, and Advocacy
This course examines how issues of race and race bias manifest themselves in the practice of law.
Real Estate Transactions and Finance
This course provides an overview of the legal framework and business concerns related to a real estate transaction.
Restorative Justice
This course encourages students to think critically about the criminal justice system and the current system of punishment.