The success of field placement programs depends on the willingness and ability of the on-site supervising attorneys to serve as available role models and mentors. The site supervisor agrees to meet the following standards:
Experience: Externship Site Supervisors must have at least three years of practice experience.
Orientation: On the student’s first day on site the site supervisor should provide a basic orientation covering work space, office protocols, resources, and policies of the agency or organization.
Assignments: The site supervisor is responsible for ensuring that:
· The student’s assignments are part of the site’s regular workload and give the student some in-depth exposure to issues qpertinent to the site’s activities.
· The student’s assignments are as varied as the site’s workload and the student’s abilities reasonably allow.
· The student is included in discussions of strategy and implementation that arise out of research, writing or other work in which the student has played a significant part, whenever reasonably feasible.
· The student is permitted to observe a sampling of matters that are routinely handled by the organization, but which are beyond the scope of the student’s capabilities.
· The student’s assignments are reasonable in terms of the student’s credit hour commitment to work for the agency or organization.
· Menial tasks (filing, library updating, photocopying, running errands, etc.) will occupy a minimal percentage of the student extern’s workload.
Regular Contact and Supervision: The Extern Site Supervisor should have regular contact with the student extern throughout the course of the semester, including the following, which are explained in greater detail in the Site Supervisor Handbook.
· Developing Learning Outcomes and Work Plan
· Weekly Meetings & Feedback
· Midterm and Final Evaluation
Site supervisors acknowledge that this is an educational experience primarily for the benefit of the extern; that the extern does not displace or substitute for any employees, and that other than reimbursement for incidental expenses, externs may not be compensated for their work.
Equal Employment Policy: The UNC School of Law is committed to providing its students and graduates with equal opportunity to obtain employment, including externships, without discrimination on the basis of an individual’s race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, genetic information, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. The site agrees to comply with this anti-discrimination policy.