Pre-approved Placements
As long as the work being performed is otherwise appropriate pro bono legal work under the program rules, the following placements are considered pre-approved for pro bono work. Students must still submit the project for approval via Symplicity, thus creating a project within which to report hours. Pre-approval means the student can, absent unusual circumstances, assume approval via Symplicity will be forthcoming, but the electronic creation of the project for approval is a necessary step."
College of Law Externship Placements
Katherine Ball, externship coordinator
Kristi Denney, externship coordinator for Moscow and remote locations
All externship placements that are currently approved are pre-approved for pro bono placements (consult Symplicity or the relevant externship director/coordinator if you are unsure). Students may fulfill the pro bono requirement by working additional hours after they have completely and satisfactorily fulfilled all the requirements of the externship. Simultaneous externship and pro bono service for the same supervisor or agency is not allowed.
Magistrate Judge Distance Clerk Project
Professor Katherine Ball directs a special program of training and service as distance law clerks for magistrate judges in Idaho. Please consult Prof. Ball and watch for announcements regarding requirements and details for participation
College of Law Clinics
Students may not receive pro bono credit for any hours worked toward fulfillment of clinical work for which they are receiving credit. Pro bono work is not always available to students, whether or not enrolled in clinic, and any desired pro bono work in the clinic must be approved by the relevant clinical faculty member in advance.
Faculty
Presumptively Pre-approved
It is presumed that certain types of placements are pre-approved even if they are out-of-state and even if they have not previously had a University of Idaho law school extern. These include:
Non-Profit Legal Service Providers
*The following types of organizations may qualify if the student is completing legal work and is supervised by a licensed attorney.
- Legal Aid Providers
- Immigration Service Providers
- Legal Advocacy Organizations
Federal Government
- Immigration and Naturalization Service
- U.S. Attorney’s Office
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Idaho
- U.S. District Court, District of Idaho
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Office of Staff Attorneys
State Governments
- Capital Habeas Unit, Federal Defenders of Eastern WA and ID
- State of Idaho
- State of Idaho, Governor’s Office
- State of Idaho, Attorney General’s Office
- Idaho Court of Appeals
- Idaho Supreme Court
- State of Washington
- State of Washington, Attorney General’s Office
- WSU, Attorney General’s Office Division
Local Government
- City Attorney Offices
- City Public Defender Offices
- County Prosecuting Attorney Offices
- County Public Defender Offices
- Court Assistance Program, Ada County/Latah County
Magistrate and District Courts
- Idaho
- Utah
- Washington