| Procedurally, the Center is organized to accomplish its objectives through four methods:
1. Government Externship Program
In collaboration with the TMSL Clinical Programs, students gain practical experience via placement in various federal, state, and local government agencies. Current offerings included are the legislative internship and the Semester in Government Externship (Externship).
- Semester in Austin Externship
- Semester in Washington, D.C. Externship
- Semester in Government Externship
2. Career Programs
The Center for Government Law and Career Services offer a series of speakers and workshops that focus on opportunities for employment in the public sector. In addition, each semester a Government Law Career Day is held to provide government certification candidates with the opportunity to network with government employers.
- Collaboration with Career Services
- Workshops that focus on opportunities for employment in the public sector
- Government Law Career Day
3. Lecture Series
The CGL is committed to bringing recognized scholars and practitioners to the TMSL to discuss policy and legal issues of importance in the government and public policy areas. Each year the CGL will sponsor a conference in the area of government law. In addition to major conferences, the CGL will sponsor lectures from visiting scholars and practitioners, and a monograph series of occasional papers.
- Government Leaders speaking to students
- Workshops speakers
- Conferences and Symposium speakers
4. Government Law Certification
Students with a demonstrated interest in government administration, regulation, and policy are encouraged to participate in the Center for Government Law Concentration Program. Administration law, local government, and government contracts are among the courses offered to law students wishing to concentrate studies in government law.
The concentration program allows students to focus their area of study on government law. TMSL will award a Certificate in Government Law to graduating students who successfully complete the requisite number of hours in government law course work, Externships, and independent study.
The Government Law concentration program will require completion of a minimum of 19 credit hours in the required core classes (9 hours), practical skills/clinical courses (6 hours), governmental structure courses (2 hours), and government regulation courses (2 hours).
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