Externship Listings

Attribute	Value
ID #	187
Type	State
Subtype	Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas - Civil
Court	First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
Judge first name	Annette Ferrara, Esquire - Mass Tort Law Clerk
Judge last name	Complex Litigation Center
First line of address	Complex Litigation Center - Mass Tort Program
Second line of address	Room 622 City Hall
City	Philadelphia
State	PA
Zip	19107
Duties	Students will have the opportunity to work closely with judges and law clerks, research and write memos and draft opinions, and sit in on settlement conferences, trials, and oral arguments. Students should walk away from this experience with at least one writing credit and will be able to discuss cases and laws with judtges, which may be considered under the contextual skills.
Agency description	The Complex Litigation Center, part of the Civil Trial Divison, focuses mainly on civil litigation matters in the areas of mass tort, arbitration appeals, and major non-jury trials. For more information, please visit http://courts.phila.gov/pdf/civil2001/clc.pdf
Time requirements	Office is open weekdays from 9-5 and would prefer that students are available to devote times in at least 4 hour blocks.
Position requirements	None at this time
Restrictions	None, so long as a student can meet school hour requirements.
Writing sample required	no
Number of students requested	2
Supervisor salutation	Ms.
Supervisor first name	Annette
Supervisor last name	Ferrara
Supervisor tag	Esq.
Supervisor title	Complex Litigation Center - Mass Tort Law Clerk
Contact salutation	Ms.
Contact first name	Annette
Contact last name	Ferrara
Contact tag	Esq.
Contact title	Complex Litigation Center - Mass Tort Law Clerk
Contact phone	215-686-5100

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