Closing Date: 1st June, 2024

Description:

Job Description:
Law student clerks have unparalleled opportunities for direct, substantive involvement in federal civil litigation. Our law student clerks:

research legal issues in active cases;
write motions to be filed in the District Court or assist with briefs to be filed in the Ninth Circuit;
assist with trial preparation, evidence review, and witness interviews;
observe hearings, settlement conferences, mediation, depositions and trials; and
contribute to a variety of other projects relating to federal civil practice. Clerks will be given assignments in as many different practice areas and as many different attorneys as possible, providing exposure to a number of subject matters and styles of practice.

Additionally, interested individuals participating in the Summer Clerkship Program will have the opportunity to tour our federal courthouse and a federal prison. Clerkship opportunities in the Criminal Division are in an adjacent announcement.

Internship Location: Phoenix

Minimum Weeks Required: Flexible. Applicants who are available for at least 10 weeks will be preferred.

Web Site: www.justice.gov/usao/az/

Application Deadline:
Saturday, June 1st, 2024

Qualifications:
First, second, or third-year students of law school. Must be a U.S. citizen. Strong grades, and excellent research and writing skills. A background check (covering criminal and financial history, among other things) is required because of the sensitive nature of the work performed by the United States Attorney's Office.