Description:
Build Your Litigation Career While You're Still in Law School- Are you looking for more than a typical law clerk position?
- At Josephson Dunlap, LLP, our law clerks work directly with attorneys on sophisticated litigation, gaining meaningful, hands-on experience that prepares them for successful careers after graduation.
- As one of the nation's leading plaintiffs' employment law firms, Josephson Dunlap represents workers nationwide in complex wage and hour class actions, collective actions, and arbitrations. Our attorneys litigate cutting-edge employment cases involving unpaid overtime, employee misclassification, off-the-clock work, regular rate disputes, PAGA claims, and other workplace rights.
- We're looking for motivated law students who are eager to develop their research, writing, and litigation skills while working alongside experienced trial attorneys.
Why Join Josephson Dunlap?
- Perform meaningful legal work from your first day
- Work directly with partners and experienced litigators
- Gain exposure to complex federal and state litigation
- Develop exceptional legal research and persuasive writing skills
- Observe depositions, hearings, mediations, and trials when opportunities arise
- Receive mentorship from attorneys invested in your professional development
- Opportunity to transition into a full-time Associate or Briefing Attorney position after graduation
What You'll Do:
As a Law Clerk, you'll become an integral member of our litigation team by:
- Conducting legal research on federal and state employment laws, procedural issues, and emerging legal developments
- Drafting legal memoranda, research summaries, motions, briefs, and other litigation documents
- Reviewing client files, intake materials, pleadings, discovery, and supporting evidence to become familiar with assigned cases
- Assisting attorneys with case strategy by identifying relevant legal authority and analyzing complex legal issues
- Reviewing local court rules, standing orders, and individual judges' procedures
- Assisting with discovery, document review, and trial preparation
- Helping prepare legal analyses, position statements, and briefing on contested legal issues
- Proofreading and cite-checking legal filings to ensure accuracy and compliance
- Attending attorney strategy meetings and collaborating with litigation teams on active cases
Qualifications:
We're looking for students who have:
- Completed at least one year of law school (2Ls and 3Ls preferred; exceptional 1Ls will also be considered)
- Strong academic performance
- Excellent legal research, writing, and analytical skills
- Outstanding attention to detail and organizational abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced litigation environment
- A collaborative attitude and eagerness to learn
Preferred Qualifications:
- Law Review, Journal, Moot Court, or Mock Trial experience
- Judicial internship or externship experience
- Prior legal internship or clerkship experience
- Interest in litigation, employment law, or class action practice
- Previous wage and hour experience is not required.
What You'll Gain
- Our goal is to provide an experience that bridges the gap between law school and legal practice. You'll leave with:
- Practical litigation experience on complex cases
- Advanced legal research and persuasive writing skills
- Mentorship from experienced litigators
- Exposure to federal and state court practice
- Professional relationships that will support your legal career
- The opportunity to earn a full-time position with the firm after graduation
