Externships 13 Conference

October 8-10, 2026

Minnesota's three law schools — the University of St. Thomas School of Law, the University of Minnesota Law School, and Mitchell Hamline School of Law — invite you to Minneapolis for the Externships 13 Conference from October 8–10, 2026.

This year's conference celebrates what makes externships and our externship community so impactful. Externship education is built on relationships — among faculty, site supervisors, students, and the broader legal community. These connections energize our work, sustain us as educators, and create meaningful learning experiences for students. At the same time, externships are a site of constant innovation: from new pedagogical approaches and program designs to emerging technologies and evolving practice settings. This conference invites participants to share ideas, learn from one another, and explore how strong community and thoughtful innovation together strengthen externship programs and advance experiential learning.