J.D. Externship 2025-26 Key Dates
The key dates for the 2025-26 Academic Year J.D. Externship Program are listed below.
| Summer 2025 | Fall 2025 | Spring 2026 | |
| Guaranteed application period | March 31 – May 2, 2025 | June 10 (NEW) – August 10, 2025 | October 14, 2025 – January 2, 2026 |
| Waitlist application period | May 5 – 19, 2025 | August 11 – 25, 2025 | January 5 – 12, 2026 |
| Externship seminar registration | Upon email notification of application approval and placement in the applicable JD Externship Registration placeholder | ||
| Registration Survey completion and submission | Before regular classes begin | ||
| Deadline to confirm ability to start fieldwork by the start date deadline | 5 p.m. on Monday, May 19, 2025 | 5 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2025 | 5 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 2026 |
| Last day to drop without penalty | May 20, 2025 | Noon on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
| Fieldwork start date deadline | June 6, 2025 | September 12, 2025 | January 30, 2026 |
| Rule 304(d) Agreement and Telework Plan due | Noon on Tuesday, May 21, 2025 | Noon on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | Noon on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |