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THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY’S LEGAL DEPARTMENT – SUMMER 2017 INTERNSHIP [DEADLINE: APR. 19, 2017]
The School District of St. Lucie County’s (“School District”) Legal Department has a summer internship opportunity for a law student who has finished their first year of law school. The intern will be paid $10.00 per hour or a total of approximately $1,500 for the 6-week internship (subject to grant approval).
The School District’s in-house legal department has been in existence since August 2013. The Legal Department consists of two attorneys, a litigation paralegal and a certified paralegal. The Legal Department handles a wide variety of local government and education law related matters. For example, the office handles: sunshine law, public records and ethics questions; public contracting matters; general education matters; charter school matters; student education matters, including exceptional student education (ESE) matters; student discipline matters; and all personnel matters, including litigation. The intern will typically work on one or two major projects and will also be given simple questions to review as they arise on a daily basis and an opportunity to shadow the two attorneys in the office by attending meetings, both public and internal, and assisting with hearing preparations (and attending hearings if any are scheduled during the time the intern is in the office).
When: 25-30 hours per week, for 5-6 weeks, for a total of 150 hours, sometime between June 12 and August 11, 2017, depending upon the student’s schedule and preference
Submission components: (1) Cover letter (which includes a short statement as to why you are interested in the internship); (2) resume; and (3) available dates
- Send to: By Mail:
Ms. Barbara Booth
Certified Paralegal
Legal Department
The School Board of St. Lucie County
4204 Okeechobee Rd.
Fort Pierce, FL 34947
OR by email: Booth@stlucieschools.org
Contact: Any questions about the internship should be directed to Barbara Booth @ barbara.booth@stlucieschools.org
13TH ANNUAL HEARTLAND DIVERSITY LEGAL JOB FAIR (HDLJF) [AUG. 4-5, 2017 – DEADLINE TO REGISTER: JUNE 23]
The HDLJF is the result of Kansas City’s leading law firms, legal associations, and corporate legal departments coming together to encourage law students to practice law in Kansas City. The HDLJF is designed to expose law students of diverse backgrounds to both traditional and non-traditional legal employers. In addition, the event is a great way to learn more about living in this wonderful city.
Who: Students who will be returning to school in Aug. and those graduating in May are eligible to attend the job fair (employers will be interviewing for both summer and post-graduate positions).
Where: Kansas City, MO
Registration: Available @ law-kcmba-csm.symplicity.com/students/
Complete details: Available @ heartlanddiversity.org/
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