Externship: Philadelphia District Attorney's Office - Fed Lit Unit (Bluestine)
Faculty
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| Marissa Boyers Bluestine Assistant Director mblu@law.upenn.edu |
Additional Information
Experiential CourseYes
Skills Training
Oral Presentations
Team Projects
Drafting Legal Documents
Other Professional Skills: Litigation skills
Grading
100% Other (100% Pass/Fail - fieldwork + required bi-weekly tutorials.)
No
Class meets in person.
Meeting Times/Location
TBA
TBA
Category
Clinics/Externships
Credits
4.0
PLEASE SEE IMPORTANT ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES FOR EXTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE ON THE REGISTRAR'S WEBSITE.
Assistant District Attorneys in the Federal Litigation Unit represent the Commonwealth in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Externs will assist these ADAs in researching, writing, and editing federal filings responding to federal habeas corpus petitions. In addition to developing their legal research and writing skills, externs will learn about and engage in the complex world of federal habeas and U.S. Constitutional law. Externs will develop a background in AEDPA, as well as common claims such as ineffective assistance of counsel and suppression of exculpatory evidence. Through this work, externs will also engage in issues related to progressive prosecution in post-conviction appeals.
The Federal Litigation Unit is supervised by Matthew Stiegler and is one of four appellate units that comprise the Law Division. The Law Division is supervised by Nancy Winkelman. Externs will have the opportunity to meet and work with the unit and division supervisors as well as ADAs in the other Law Division units.
Skills Learning outcomes: Demonstrate an understanding of the individual course skill; Demonstrate the ability to receive and implement feedback; Demonstrate an understanding of how and when the individual course skill is employed in practice.
Criminal Law and Procedure Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of criminal law and procedure; Perform legal analysis in the context of criminal law and procedure; Communicate effectively on topics related to criminal law and procedure; Demonstrate an understanding of the role criminal law and procedure play in society and their impact on other areas of law and society.
Public Interest Learning outcomes: Demonstrate a core understanding of the varied legal aspects of public interest law; Perform legal analysis in the context of public interest law; Communicate effectively on topics related to public interest law; Demonstrate an understanding of how public interest law is connected to and affected by a wide variety of legal and regulatory structures and doctrines.