Georgia Secretary of State's Office

The office regulates securities, manages corporate filings, oversees 450,000 professional licensees including healthcare professionals, and operates the state elections division. The externship experience is flexible and can be tailored to fit a student's interest in any of these fields which include healthcare regulation, business/corporate law, securities enforcement, government practice, and election law. The extern will work daily with the Assistant Deputy Secretary of State, General Counsel, and Deputy General Counsel. Third year applicants are preferred. Preferred coursework also includes at least one course in corporations, constitutional law, secured transactions, health law, state and local government, election law, immigration law, or nonprofits, although these are not required.