10. Specialized Types of Placements: Policy Placements

This Chapter turns to specialized types of placements. Students may be placed at a workplace that focuses on direct client service in various areas of law. This is likely the most common type of clinic or externship placement, but it is certainly not the only one. This Chapter focuses specifically on placements in which students work on policy. As we discuss, these types of placements typically do not focus on individual clients, but rather groups of clients or communities. These types of placements are excellent learning opportunities for a host of reasons, canvassed in this Chapter.