Closing Date: 15th May, 2024
Description:
Job Description:Assignments include assisting attorneys with legal research; writing pleadings; trial preparation; and drafting responsive motions, dispositive motions, memoranda of law, and appellate briefs. The law student volunteers will become familiar with the Federal Rules of Civil and Criminal Procedure, the Federal Rules of Evidence, the local rules of practice for the United States District Court, and the local Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. They may attend depositions, meetings with investigative agents, and accompany the attorneys to observe court proceedings in cases on which they have worked or in cases of general interest in the office. Law students who qualify to practice under the district court's student practice rules may also be assigned to handle motion hearings. Our goal is to introduce our interns to the federal legal system and develop their legal skills.
Qualifications:
Must have successfully completed one year of law school prior to commencing internship along with strong legal research, analysis, and writing skills. U.S. citizenship required. Due to the sensitive nature of the work performed by the office, all offers to candidates are conditioned upon the successful completion on a required background check which requires disclosure of any drug use, law enforcement and employment records, and financial credit information.