FIELD PLACEMENT PARTNERS

The law school's downtown location offers Memphis Law students second-to-none access to federal and state judges; prosecutor and public defenders' offices; federal and state administrative agencies; healthcare entities; non-profit legal services providers, academic institutions, and select corporate in-house counsel departments.  Despite the continuing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, forty-seven (47) Memphis Law students are earning invaluable experience and academic credit through enrollment in the Spring 2022 Externship Course.   We are grateful to the Spring 2022 Externship Course field placement partners listed below.

• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • Hon. Judge Julia Gibbons
  • Hon. Judge Bernice Donald
• United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
  • Hon. Judge Sheryl Lipman
  • Hon. Judge Tommy Parker
  • Hon. Judge Mark Norris
  • Hon. Chief Magistrate Judge Tu Pham
  • Hon. Magistrate Judge Charmiane Claxton
  • Hon. Magistrate Judge Annie Christoff
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee
  • Hon. Judge Carrie Hagan
  • Hon. Judge Denise Barnett
• Shelby County (TN) Chancery Court
  • Hon. Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins
  • Hon. Chancellor Jim Kyle
  • Hon. Chancellor Gadson W. Perry
• Shelby County (TN) Circuit Court
  • Hon. Judge Mary Wagner
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Hearings Unit
  • Hon. Chief Judge Deana Windham
  • Hon. Judge Steven Townsdin
  • Hon. Judge Joseph Crout
  • Hon. Judge Frank Cantrell
• Advocates for Immigrant Rights
• Bass Berry Pro Bono Internship Program
• City of Memphis Law Division/Code Enforcement Prosecutor
• Ducks Unlimited – Office of Land Protection
• FedEx Logistics, Inc.
• Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
• Memphis Area Legal Services
  • Expungement and Restoration of Rights
  • Family Law
• Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
• Mid-South Immigration Advocates
• Office of the Shelby County Public Defender
• Orion Federal Credit Union
• Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
• The Works, Inc.
• United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee
• University of Tennessee Research Foundation