Job Posting: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL MICHIGAN CLINICAL LAW FELLOW OPENING:

PEDIATRIC ADVOCACY CLINIC

The University of Michigan Law Clinical Fellows Program seeks applicants for a fellowship in its Pediatric Advocacy Clinic. This is a two year appointment with the possibility of extension for a third year.

The Clinical Fellows Program is designed to allow attorneys to explore the possibility of a career in clinical teaching and fully support them in that endeavor. Michigan Clinical Fellows gain valuable experience and mentoring in clinical pedagogy and in their substantive area of practice. Their duties include clinical teaching and student supervision in conjunction with a clinic director, and participation in the operation and development of the clinic in which they teach. Support is provided for professional development and scholarship.

The Pediatric Advocacy Clinic (PAC) is one of the first medical-legal partnerships in a law school clinical setting. Collaborating with health care providers in and around Ann Arbor, the PAC provides a range of civil legal services to low-income families, with the goal of improving the health and wellbeing of pediatric patients and their families. The caseload consists primarily of education cases, family law/domestic violence cases, and public benefits cases.
The successful applicant will have a minimum of 3 years experience in at least one of PAC’s core areas of practice, a strong interest in clinical teaching, a demonstrated commitment to serving the underserved, and potential for scholarship and success as a clinical teacher. Familiarity with medical-legal partnerships and Spanish language skills are a plus. Candidates must hold a J.D. degree and be eligible for licensure in Michigan. Michigan’s Clinical Fellows salaries and benefits are very competitive. The fellowship begins on July 1, 2014.

Questions can be directed to Associate Dean David Santacroce at dasanta@umich.edu or 734-763-4319. We will begin reviewing applications on December 20, 2013, but will accept applications until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest and résumé to:

JohnW. Lemmer
Experiential Education Business Administrator
The University of Michigan Law School
701 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215
jwlemmer@umich.edu


The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Posting: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL MICHIGAN CLINICAL LAW FELLOW OPENING:

COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CLINIC

The University of Michigan Law Clinical Fellows Program seeks applicants for a fellowship in its Community and Economic Development Clinic (CEDC). This is a two year appointment with the possibility of extension for a third year.

The Clinical Fellows Program is designed to allow attorneys to explore the possibility of a career in clinical teaching and fully support them in that endeavor. Michigan Clinical Fellows gain valuable experience and mentoring in clinical pedagogy and in their substantive area of practice. Their duties include clinical teaching and student supervision in conjunction with a clinic director, and participation in the operation and development of the clinic in which they teach. Support is provided for professional development and scholarship.

The CEDC provides transactional legal services to nonprofits and community organizations. Students work in transactional, regulatory and strategic capacities on formation and governance of nonprofit and for-profit entities; drafting and negotiating contracts; developing employment and other policies; structuring real estate transactions; and counseling and representing on tax, land use, licensing and other matters. The Clinic currently represents several groups involved in food security and sustainable agriculture, advocating for workers rights and employment opportunities and creating cooperatives. The Clinic, founded in 1991, works primarily in Detroit.
The successful applicant will have a minimum of 3 years experience in at least one of the CEDC’s core areas of practice, a strong interest in clinical teaching, a demonstrated commitment to engage in public interest lawyering through transactional work for nonprofit and community organizations, and potential for scholarship and success as a clinical teacher. Candidates must hold a J.D. degree and be eligible for licensure in Michigan. Michigan’s Clinical Fellows salaries and benefits are very competitive. The fellowship begins on July 1, 2014.

Questions can be directed to Associate Dean David Santacroce at dasanta@umich.edu or 734-763-4319. We will begin reviewing applications on December 20, 2013, but will accept applications until the position is filled. Applicants should send a letter of interest and résumé to:

JohnW. Lemmer
Experiential Education Business Administrator
The University of Michigan Law School
701 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1215
jwlemmer@umich.edu



The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity employer.

Job Posting: Harvard Law School Clinical Advocacy Fellow: International Human Rights Clinic

 

Duties & Responsibilities  

 

The International Human Rights Clinic gives second and third year law students the opportunity to work on human rights issues with clients and communities facing a broad range of challenges around the world. Through supervised practice, students learn the responsibilities and skills of human rights lawyering. The Clinical Advocacy Fellow is a legally-trained practitioner with experience in human rights. The Fellow will work with clinical supervisors to develop legal projects and manage student teams. Clinical projects include field investigations and advocacy efforts around the world, drafting human rights reports, preparing model legislation, litigation in national and international fora, advocacy and policy initiatives, and negotiating treaty protections to advance human rights.

The Fellow, under the supervision of the Clinical Co-Directors, will oversee several clinical projects and assist in supervising a team of students enrolled in the Clinic in the fall, winter, and spring terms. The Fellow will work closely with a current clinical supervisor or supervisors to develop several projects each term that will expose students to the practical realities of human rights work. The Fellow will participate in regular meetings with a team of students to guide and review their work and advise them on strategic and tactical questions that arise during the course of the clinical projects.

Enthusiasm and interest in student development and training is vital. The Fellow will be required to initiate and cultivate working relationships with non-governmental organizations in the field and to evaluate student work product. The Fellow will collaborate with clinical supervisors in ensuring the quality of student work product.

The Fellow may also be requested to assist in supervising student work during field travel that ordinarily occurs in January and March, as well as at other times throughout the term. This travel will require availability for periods between seven and twenty days. 

 

Basic Qualifications  

 

• Two or more years of experience in human rights.
• A J.D. degree or the equivalent earned within the last 3 years required.
• English fluency is required. 

Additional Qualifications  

• Significant experience in human rights and language skills relevant to the Fellow’s particular region or thematic areas of expertise are required.

• Fellows must have excellent legal, communication, interpersonal, analytical, writing, and organizational skills. 

Additional Information  

Applications will be due by January 15, 2014. The Fellowships will begin in August 2014 and is expected to end in July 2016, subject to departmental need and funding. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Applications are especially encouraged from human rights attorneys from the Global South, as well as from those interested in developing human rights clinics.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, writing sample (no more than 20 pages in length), two letters of recommendation (which may arrive separately or with the application package) and a detailed statement of interest.  Due to the expected heavy volume of applications, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

This is a term appointment currently expected to extend through July 2016, subject to funding and departmental need. All offers to be made by HLS Human Resources. 

Job Posting: Harvard Legal Aid Bureau 2014 Summer Fellowship

“Essential to any law student who wants to truly advocate and litigate in their careers outside of law school.”

“A unique experience with amazing people.”

The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (“HLAB”) is the nation’s oldest student-run legal services organization, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the campus of Harvard Law School.  HLAB works with hundreds of low-income clients to solve their legal problems in the areas of housing, domestic relations, government benefits, and wage and hour law.  As a student-run legal clinic at Harvard, HLAB has a strong history of dedication to allowing students to handle their own cases and litigate in court under the supervision of clinical instructors.

During the summer, HLAB selects approximately 15-20 law students to serve as Summer Fellows, who will interact directly with clients, opposing parties, witnesses, and government agencies; engage in extensive factual and legal investigation; hone their research and writing abilities; and develop their litigation skills.  Most Summer Fellows working at HLAB do so full-time, although we are willing to discuss alternative arrangements with students facing extenuating circumstances.  Due to funding restrictions, HLAB is unable to pay its Summer Fellows.

HLAB Summer Fellows serve as the primary case handlers on every matter assigned to them and manage client contact, drafting of pleadings and motions, communication with opposing counsel, and advocating in courtroom and administrative hearing settings.  Their work is supervised by HLAB’s Clinical Instructors, practicing attorneys with years of trial and supervision experience, and students will be trained in all the relevant areas of the law. 

HLAB Summer Fellows generally experience a broad range of litigation and legal experience in as many as four primary practice areas.  In the Family Law practice, HLAB represents victims of domestic violence in restraining order hearings, divorces, paternity, visitation, child support, and custody disputes.  In the Housing Law practice, HLAB represents individual clients who are being evicted from public, subsidized, and private housing, as well as works with tenant unions and other progressive organizations to ensure the availability of affordable housing in the Greater Boston area.  In the Government Benefits practice, HLAB represents clients at hearings to obtain or retain their Social Security and Social Security Disability benefits, unemployment benefits, and welfare benefits.  Finally, in the Wage and Hour practice, HLAB allows students to work on affirmative lawsuits addressing violations of state and federal labor laws.  We ask student to choose a primary concentration in the area of housing or family law.  For more information, visit our website at: www.harvardlegalaid.org . 

Application Instructions (accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled):  Please send (1) a resume, (2) a cover letter, (3) a law school transcript, and (4) two references to:

Jared Nicholson, Executive Director
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
23 Everett Street, First Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
HLABrecruitment@gmail.com

Massachusetts Law School Consortium Winter Government and Public Interest Recruitment Program

When: January 27 & 28, 2014
Where: Suffolk University Law School
Who:1LD, 2LE, 2LD, 3LE, 3LD, 4LE
Application Deadline: December 5, 2013 12:00 p.m.

Interviewing Employers:

1. AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
2. Alaska Department of Law, Civil Division
3. Community Action Program Legal Services, Inc.
4. Community Legal Aid
5. CT Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
6. Connecticut Women's Education & Legal Fund
7. Conservation Law Foundation
8. Delaware Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General
9. Disabilities Rights Center, Inc.
10. Drug Enforcement Administration
11. Greater Boston Legal Services
12. Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
13. Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice
14. Legal Advocacy and Resource Center
15. MA Attorney General's Office
16. MA Department of Public Safety
17. Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
18. Miami Public Defender's Office
19. Middlesex County District Attorney's Office
20. National Juvenile Defender Center
21. Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.
22. New York County District Attorney's Office
23. Office of the Inspector General
24. Palestine Works
25. Prisoners' Legal Services
26. RI Attorney General’s Office
27. RI Public Defender
28. RI State Government Internship Program
29. Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, Appeals Division
30. U.S. Air Force JAG
31. U.S. Attorney's Office, Civil Division
32. U.S. Attorney's Office, Criminal Division
33. U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
34. U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration
35. U.S. Dept. of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges
36. U.S. Marine JAG Corps
37. U.S. Navy JAG Corps

Please visit the Massachusetts Law School Consortium (MLSC)
website for additional information. Click on the “OCI” tab.
https://law-massconsortia-csm.symplicity.com/students

Job Posting: U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigratoin Review New York Immigration Court Summer 2014 Internship Positions

The United States Department of Justice has openings for several legal interns with the New York Immigration Court for Summer 2014.  All second and third year law students are eligible and encouraged to apply.  Prior knowledge of immigration law is preferred, but not absolutely necessary.  Strong research and writing skills are required.

Issues commonly before the Court include asylum eligibility, cancellation of removal, and motions to reopen. The types of projects assigned to legal interns vary depending on the Court’s docket, and will entail:

• Research and preparation of memoranda on complex legal issues
• Drafting decisions on motions pending before the Court
• Drafting decisions on applications for relief from removal

This internship offers an excellent opportunity to develop research, writing, and analytical skills.  Legal interns will work under the supervision of the Court’s clerks, but will also have interaction with individual Immigration Judges.
This internship is an unpaid/volunteer position; however, students may be eligible for academic credit or work-study funding.  Students interested in receiving credit or work-study should contact the appropriate person at their law school to determine their eligibility.  The internship is full time.  Interns are expected to work 40 hours per week for 10-12 weeks.
All applicants must be United States citizens.  Interested students should submit a detailed cover letter, resume, official or unofficial law school transcript, references, and writing sample of no more than ten pages.  The sample should be an original piece that provides evidence of the candidate’s skills in legal analysis and writing and that has not been extensively edited by a third party.  An excerpt of a longer piece is acceptable. 

Please send completed applications to:


Meagan Hu, Judicial Law Clerk
Meagan.Hu@usdoj.gov
Electronic submissions only please


Applications will be accepted until Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at 4:00 p.m.
Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Job Posting: Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy Hiring Law Clerk (Work Study or Volunteer)

Reports to: Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy Attorneys
Hours: Fall Part-time (10-15 hrs. /week)
Pay: $10.00/hour - Work Study; Volunteer

The Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy (Center) at New England Law | Boston is seeking current day or evening students who have completed their first full year to work part time during the spring semester.

The Center supports the New York State Department of Health, the Vermont Department of Public Health, and local communities with tobacco control and chronic disease prevention policies. The Center examines the efficacy, feasibility, and legality of public health policies and provides guidance to state and local governments and community mobilizers on policy language and implementation strategy. To learn more about the Center and view our work product, please visit http://www.tobaccopolicycenter.org/.

The position of law clerk provides a rare opportunity for to directly assist in the development and implementation of evidence-based public policy. Law clerks research policies aimed at reducing tobacco use and the incidence of chronic disease, including initiatives likely to reduce existing health inequities across disparate populations. Law clerks typically:

• conduct legal research on issues such as First Amendment conflicts, federal/state and state/local preemption, equal protection, tax law, Native American law, zoning and evidentiary standards;
• review legal and social science literature and media reporting on marketing, human behavior, tobacco use, cancer screening, breastfeeding and nutrition;
• compose legal memoranda;
• draft fact sheets and newsletter articles for lay audiences;
• design user-friendly format to convey complex information;
• create presentation slides;
• produce and organize website content;
• prepare spreadsheets summarizing data;
• edit legal citations in correct Bluebook format;
• assist with general administrative duties as needed.

Preference will be given to those students with demonstrated interest in public health law or policy as well as students with law review or journal experience.

Please contact Financial Aid to determine work-study eligibility. Students who volunteer with the Center are eligible for the Public Service Transcript Notation Program.

Applicants may e-mail a resume, brief writing sample, (unofficial) transcript, and a cover letter detailing their interest and availability tobacco@nesl.edu. Please include “Fall Law Clerk” in the email subject. The deadline for applications is December 12th, 2013.