The United States Senate Externship Program is a full-time placement for the spring semester with the Office of United States Senator Deb Fischer in Washington, D.C. The externship is open to second or third-year students with a grade point average of 6.0. The externship will begin on the first day of regularly scheduled classes at the College of Law and end on the last day of regularly scheduled final exams for the same semester. A student who participates in the Program may earn 12 hours of ungraded externship credit and receive a stipend of up to $1,500 to help cover expenses.
The extern will work at Sen. Fischer’s office in Washington, D.C. The work will involve a variety of projects such as drafting floor amendments, legal memoranda on legislation, letters on legal issues, and summaries of Supreme Court opinions. Projects may also include briefing the Senator and preparing questions, testimony, and summaries for Committee hearings. Externs may also attend arguments at the United States Supreme Court, sessions of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, hearings (including nomination hearings) and executive sessions of Senate Committees, hearings of House Committees, and lectures on legal research and parliamentary procedure by the Congressional Research Office.
The extern will be selected by Sen. Fischer’s Office in consultation with the faculty supervisor, Professor John Lenich. To apply, students need to complete the United States Senate Externship Program Application and provide the documents listed in the application. If you have questions or would like further information, see Professor Lenich.