Spring 2027

Field Placement

Field Placement offers a hands-on legal externship covering litigation, drafting, policy, and regulation. Students integrate legal skills into practice and develop professional identity under supervision.

offering recorded1–10 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Amanda WhiteEagleElizabeth IrelandErin Mcbride +1 more

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Integrate legal knowledge and skills into practical legal experience.

  • Reflect on legal experiences to assess skills.

  • Develop professional identity.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Law JD

  • Declared in Law JD
LAW 855

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  • Declared in Law JD

Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ELIZABETH IRELAND is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ERIN MCBRIDE is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LANNY GLINBERG is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
FLD 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1250
FLD 002Classroom Instruction0 / 400
FLD 003Classroom Instruction0 / 300
FLD 004Classroom Instruction0 / 200
FLD 005Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

A unique, hands-on opportunity to participate in the many facets of legal practice, including (but not limited to) litigation, drafting, policy creation and implementation, and the regulatory process. Under the supervision of on-site externship supervisory attorneys, and through reflection led by Law School faculty, gain first-hand understanding of working in the legal community.

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Topics

  • Litigation, drafting, policy creation and implementation, and the regulatory process
  • Working in the legal community under supervision of externship attorneys and Law School faculty

Skills

  • Integrating legal knowledge and skills into practical legal experience
  • Reflecting on legal experiences to assess skills
  • Developing professional identity

Grades

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
LAW 855 · Spring 2027

Field Placement

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 855 · Spring 2027

Governmnt & Legislative Clinic

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 855 · Spring 2027

Law Externship

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 855 · Spring 2027

Prosecution Project

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 855 · Spring 2027

Native Nations Externship

Recorded 2026-10-14
LAW 855 · Spring 2027

Judicial Externship

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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