拼写检查不相信“实习”，但我相信

Jaime Margolis (’16) takes to the BU Law JD Student Blog to discuss the value of her externships.

校外实习期 是我最喜欢的事情了！ I have had the opportunity to enroll in two great externships (for the uninitiated, 实习=为获得课程学分而进行的实习), so I can authoritatively say that they are worth the time and energy you put  into them, and the rewards are far greater than any risks you take by embarking on a ‘nontraditional’ educational path.

它们如此出色的部分原因在于，它们完全可以根据你的职业兴趣进行定制。 I knew after a year in the civil litigation clinic and summer placements at 儿童及家庭法律科 and GBLS家庭法单位-离婚工作小组 that I wanted a civil litigation career with a focus on families and young people. These opportunities have cemented those interests and expanded on them.

My first externship was a judicial placement at the 米德尔塞克斯遗嘱认证和家事法庭. There, I got to know several members of the bench, but nearly all of my time with one specific associate justice. 她向我传授了她多年来在法庭上和作为家庭法律师所积累的智慧，指导我完成具有挑战性的写作任务，并允许我观察她忙碌甚至混乱的法庭。

这段经历的价值在于让我了解了家事法庭到底发生了什么。 我学到了所有在不同司法管辖区差别很大的程序上的东西。 我经常与幕后的人交流，他们的专业知识和熟人对任何律师来说都是无价的。 我看到了哪些诉讼策略是有效的，哪些是绝对无效的。 我读了很多很多来自各种律师和自我代理方的文件。 It was a quiet experience much of the time, typing in an empty chamber while the judges sat in the courtrooms below, and I needed to be focused, driven, and attentive to detail.

我会把这段经历推荐给任何知道毕业后想在哪个法院实习的人。 更广泛地说，任何人考虑当职员都是值得的。 (Though judicial externs aren’t clerks, the role is as close as you can get before graduation.) Even if you cannot extern in the court where you aim to practice, if you’re thinking of becoming a litigator, the observation experience alone is worth the time.

This semester, I am an extern at the 受害者权利法律中心. 我选择这个位置是因为我想在法学院的最后一个学期做点不一样的事情。 I sought experience in a small, collaborative office, working on issues I am genuinely passionate about (with colleagues who are, too). 本办公室在马萨诸塞州广泛处理与性侵犯有关的民事案件，代表受害者。

So far (just three days in), I have done three research projects, none the least bit like the others. 很快，我就会观察和参与客户会议，处理与限制令和其他案件相关的文件，并做更多的澳门威尼斯人注册网站研究。 我已经可以告诉你，这将是一个完全不同于我过去的体验式教育的经历。 我相信很快会有更多的消息，所以请继续阅读！

那么，除了我个人的实习轶事，这些有有趣名字的学分实习还有什么好处呢？

首先，课程选择！ 你可以报名参加非营利组织、政府机构或营利性公司的实习，也可以参加法官的实习。 Each option has different benefits, and a few different courses are offered to complement different types of externships. 他们教你道德和实际问题，如写作或沟通。 And, if you’re like me and you’ve already done an externship class (or you don’t want to bother), you can do an independent study, and meet with a professor-supervisor on your schedule, while writing regular journal entries to keep the program up-to-date with your progress.

接下来，时间表选项！ 你可以每学期实习三个或更多学分； 每增加一个学分需要在整个学期中增加大约50个学时。 我选择了一个较低的每学期选项，因为我怀疑我想做两个不同的实习，而且BU确实限制了你可以获得的“未评分”学分的数量。 我真的很喜欢把一半的时间花在学习上，一半的时间花在工作上。

Finally, no matter where you are placed, you are putting yourself out there in a positive way. 实习选择过程是很好的面试练习。 你所做的工作反映了你作为一名“真正的”律师所做的工作。 或者，在司法实习的情况下，如果它不是完全相同的工作，它当然不会有伤害。 你可能不喜欢你的实习，但你不会永远在那里。 Or, maybe you will be — who knows!

Reported by Jaime Margolis (’16), originally posted on the 波士顿大学法律系学生博客.