There are five ways to do an Away Field Placement:
- Domestic Away
- International Away
- Berkeley Law in The Hague
- United Nations Human Rights (UNHR) Program
- The UCDC Law Program
Students can receive from 10 to 12 units of academic credit for legal work with an approved non-profit or government agency outside the San Francisco/Bay Area. Students doing Away Field Placements are required to conduct contemporaneous guided reflection in the form of timesheets, memos, and reports throughout the semester. Students must receive academic program approval from the Dean of Students and approval from Field Placement Director.
For students planning a Fall 2021 Domestic Away, International Away or UNHR placements are required to submit an application as soon as possible. Below is a list of previously approved Away Field Placements between Fall 2011 and Fall 2019. This list is not exhaustive, and students are encouraged to discuss new placement ideas with Sue Schechter.
International
Cambodia
Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT)
China
Chinese International Economic/Trade Arbitration Commission
India
Japan
Singapore
Singapore Management University, Professor of Law
Singapore International Arbitration Center
South Korea
GongGam Human Rights Law Foundation
Korea Constitution Center
Thailand
Combating Sexual Exploitation of Children Dept. (SECO) of ECPAT International Secretariat
Austria
Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Belgium
European Commission, DG Justice and Consumers
European Commission – Directorate-General Justice and Consumers, Data Protection Unit
Office of the Legal Counselor, US Missiong to the EU, US Embassy, Brussels, Belgium
France
National Appellate Court of Versailles
Germany
Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information at the Land of Baden-Württemberg
Ireland
Law Reform Commission of Ireland
Italy
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Netherlands
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Switzerland
International Organization for Migration–Migration Policy, Research & Comm. Department
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner For Human Rights Middle East and Northern Africa Unit
United Nations (UNCTAD) E-Commerce and Law Reform Program
United Kingdom
Bail for Immigration Detainees
European Roma Rights Centre and One Laptop per Child
Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX), London
International Maritime Organization
Domestic
Fresno County
Legal Office of The Community Medical Centers Network
Kern County
California Rural Legal Assistance
Los Angeles County
California Office of Attorney General, Healthcare Quality Enforcement
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project
Federal Trade Commission – Western Region Los Angeles
Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
Los Angeles Center for Community Law & Action (LACCLA)
Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Affirmative Litigation Division
National Immigration Law Center
Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California
Office of the US Attorney, Central District of CA
Securities and Exchange Commission, Los Angeles
Southern California Association of Governments
UCLA Technology Development Group
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Honorable Christina Snyder
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Ninth Circuit, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski
United States District Court Central District of California, Judge Otero
Writers Guild of America, West
Mendocino County
Mendocino County Superior Court
Orange County
District Attorney of Orange County
Orange County District Attorney’s Office
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Riverside County
California Court of Appeal, 4th District, Division 2
Sacramento County
Chief Counsel’s Office, California Energy Commission
Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office
San Diego County
San Diego City Attorney’s Office
United States District Court, Southern District of California, Judge J. Thomas Whelan
Santa Ana
Orange County District Attorney’s Office
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Santa Barbara
American Civil Liberties Union, Reproductive Freedom Project
Center for Constitutional Rights
Department of Justice—Antitrust Division, New York
The Legal Aid Society, Manhattan Trial Office
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
New York City Economic Development Corporation
Office of the Queens County District Attorney
Office of the New York State Attorney General
Open Society Justice Initiative
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Securities and Exchange Commission, New York Branch
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
Connecticut
New Haven Legal Assistance Association
Maine
Office of the Maine State Attorney General
Massachusetts
Boston Superior Court Committee for Public Counsel Services Office
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice
New Jersey
N.J. Department of Law and Public Safety: Division of Law
Pennsylvania
Community Legal Services, Philadelphia
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Florida
Americans For Immigration Justice
Community Justice Project, Florida Legal Services
Gulf Coast Legal Services, Inc
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida
Georgia
Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Arizona
Federal Public Defender, District of AZ
Colorado
Office of the Governor, State of Colorado
New Mexico
Catholic Charities of Southern New Mexico
Nevada
Nevada Attorney General’s Office, Transportation Division
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada (Las Vegas), Hon. Brenda Weksler
Utah
Utah Attorney General’s Office, Division of Criminal Appeals
North Dakota
The Field Placement Program is governed by ABA Standard 304: Study Outside the Classroom and Berkeley Law Academic Rule 3 – the 295 Series – (c) Limitations.