SITE DESCRIPTION Externs will work with Judge Baisier and his law clerk. Responsibilities will include calendar preparation, legal research, writing memoranda, attending hearings and trials and drafting orders. STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS Prerequisites: Basic Bankruptcy coursework Preferences: None ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Acceptance into this externship may involve a complete FBI background investigation. Students must submit a writing sample… Read more »
Category: Bankruptcy Law
Judge Wendy L. Hagenau, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia
SITE DESCRIPTION Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases, which are handled by the Bankruptcy Court. Bankruptcy judges serve as judicial officers of the bankruptcy court for their respective districts. The U.S. court of appeals for each circuit appoints bankruptcy judges to renewable fourteen-year terms. Externs will work with Judge Hagenau and her law… Read more »
Judge James R. Sacca, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia
SITE DESCRIPTION Externs will work with Judge Sacca and his law clerks observing bankruptcy-related hearings and trials, performing legal research, discussing case resolution, and drafting orders and opinions. STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS Prerequisites: Basic Bankruptcy coursework (either previous or concurrent) Interest in bankruptcy law Top 1/3 of class Preferences: Security Interests & Liens coursework (either previous or… Read more »
U.S. Trustee
SITE DESCRIPTION The United States Trustee Program is a component of the Department of Justice responsible for overseeing the administration of bankruptcy cases and private trustees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 586 and 11 U.S.C. 101, et seq. The Program consists of an Executive Office for United States Trustees in Washington, D.C., as well as 21… Read more »