Prerequisites: RCC; completion of at least 29 credit hours; minimum g.p.a. of 2.50; approval of site supervisor; approval of course advisor. The Government/Public Interest externships are placements with public interest, governmental, nonprofit or for-profit entity (but not a law firm engaged in the private practice of law). These externships are in numerous subject areas: civil, criminal, education, health, immigration, labor/employment, and tax. They are also in wide variety of types of legal practices: litigation, in-house counsel, court. During an externship a student may have the opportunity to delve into substantive areas of law, investigate claims, research and write motions or briefs, draft contracts, and participate in hearings, observe trials, settlement conferences, and negotiations. For more information about our current externship placements, students should refer to the externship placement website: http://www.law.csuohio.edu/academics/externships/externshipplacements.html Satisfies skills and experiential skills course requirements.