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NATIONAL LGBT BAR ASSOCIATION 2015 LIBERTY MUTUAL SUMMER LAW CLERK PROGRAM [DEADLINE: TOMORROW MARCH 13, 2015 BY 5 P.M. EST]
The National LGBT Bar Association is pleased to partner with The Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Legal Department to provide an exciting opportunity for 2 enthusiastic 2L law students who are interested in making an immediate and valued contribution. As a Law Clerk you will provide technical support to staff attorneys, perform legal research and assist in drafting and filing legal trial documents.
Responsibilities:
- Perform legal research utilizing both written and electronic sources
- Assist attorneys in brief and opinion writing
- Prepare draft memos
- Gather and compile facts and relevant case information
- Draft pleadings and motions
- Assist attorneys in preparing for depositions and trials
Who: Members of the National LGBT Bar Association who have completed 2 years (scheduled to graduate Spring 2016)
Where: The National LGBT Bar Association and Liberty Mutual will select 1 Law Clerk for Liberty’s Boston litigation office and 1 for its San Francisco litigation office
(*Please note that students must be willing to relocate to Boston or San Francisco for the duration of the clerkship)
When: 10-week clerkship (*offering competitive pay)
Requirements:
Skills: (1) Excellent writing skills and (2) ideally some exposure to civil litigation
GPA: 3.0
Submission components: (1) Cover letter, (2) resume, (3) three references and (4) transcript
Send to: libertymutual@lgbtbar.org (*write “Liberty Mutual Law Clerk” in the subject line of the email)
*Interviews will be conducted the week of March 23, 2015 and finalists shall be selected and notified on or before April 3, 2015
Complete details: Available @ us1.campaign-archive1.com/
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COLD CASE JUSTICE INITIATIVE, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – SUMMER 2015 INTERNSHIP [DEADLINE: MARCH 20, 2015]
The Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Cold Case Justice Initiative from Syracuse University College of Law has shared this internship opportunity with our FIU Law students. Due to a generous grant, they are able to offer paid internships to students who work with them this summer and you are encouraged to apply.
DESCRIPTION OF CCJI: The Cold Case Justice Initiative was established in 2007 at the Syracuse University College of Law in response to requests from families who have never received an accounting or any form of legal justice for the killing of their loved ones. Since that time CCJI has become a leader in the advocacy for many such families and has discovered over 300 suspicious killings, including police killings that are not on any FBI list of unsolved civil rights homicides from that era. CCJI has also been one of the few groups to insist on the full implementation of the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 and to argue for its extension and its breadth of coverage. Students have worked in Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Washington, D.C., on behalf of the families. Students have discovered voluminous FBI files related to CCJI investigations that were located in the National Archives. The students have abstracted and indexed the material and participate in analyzing the information in furtherance of the investigations. The summer 2015 internship is an opportunity to further this work and gain valuable skills.
POSITION DESCRIPTION: Approximately 8 legal interns will be hired. Professors Paula C. Johnson and Janis L. McDonald co-direct CCJI. They are law professors and attorneys, and will supervise the students’ work.
The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007, H.R. 923 (110th Cong. 2007-2009) requires thorough investigations of racial violence during this era by the Department of Justice and the FBI. However, no one has ever done a full accounting of all those who were killed during this period but CCJI continues to search. CCJI has provided DOJ/FBI with 196 names not previously on their list and we continue to add more as other families come forward and our students research documents to identify circumstances that warrant further investigation.
Responsibilities will include document research in courthouses, archives, museums, state and local libraries as well as warehouses and other units where old government documents have been deposited. Further work will be conducted to identify more victims by community outreach and organization of meetings with religious leaders, civil rights activists, and family members. Work will also be assigned in support of ongoing case investigations and advocacy for families who have already sought our assistance.
Students who may be placed in D.C. will conduct similar work, which also may emphasize Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) processing and work on legislative amendments to the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Act of 2007 (which is scheduled to sunset in 2017). Students in Syracuse will conduct the work of the Cold Case Justice Initiative home office and should be a student who has worked with CCJI in the past.
SALARY: $6,000 stipend to cover the period from May 31 – August 7. Travel to location and housing are not otherwise covered by CCJI, although housing and most meals will be provided for the orientation May 31 – June 1. Some assistance will be available to locate cheap housing if desired.
Where: Most of the interns (probably 6) will be located in Atlanta, GA where CCJI has identified over 100 suspicious unsolved civil rights era racist killings from the period between 1946 and 1969. The other 2 interns will be located in Syracuse, NY and/or Washington, DC.
When: Full-time, May 29, 2015 – August 7, 2015
*An orientation will be conducted May 29 – June 1 (in Atlanta, GA) and is a requirement for the position *Weekend work will be required on occasion to attend relevant events and meet with community members in furtherance of the project
Requirements:
Skills / Position requirements:
- CCJI is looking for applicants who are passionate about these issues and who will be dedicated to assisting in any way possible with research and outreach to interested and affected communities in order to identify victims of racist killings of the civil rights era identified.
- Applicants must be in good standing at his/her law school.
- Previous experience in document research, outreach in diverse communities, civil rights or volunteer community service is helpful but not required.
- Strong communication skills, analysis, writing ability, sensitivity and good common sense are essential.
- The internships are full time positions and therefore other coursework or part time jobs are generally discouraged, unless unusual circumstances are approved.
Submission components: (1) Cover letter (address your reasons for wanting to pursue summer legal internship experience in a criminal/social justice program), (2) resume, (3) transcript and (4) names and contact information for 2 references
*Please indicate your preference and your reasons for desiring placement in Atlanta, D.C. or Syracuse and whether the other options are acceptable to you
Send to:
Contact: ATTN: Colleen Denick, Cold Case Justice Initiative, Syracuse University College of Law, 950 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13244-6070
Phone: 315.443.9991
Fax: 315.443.4141
Additional information: Please review the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007, 923 H.R. (110th Cong. 2007-2009) and their website @ syr.edu/coldcaselaw to learn more about their work.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW (EOIR) – OFFICE OF LEGAL ACCESS PROGRAMS (OLAP): SUMMER 2015 INTERNSHIP [DEADLINE: MARCH 20, 2015]
The OLAP in the EOIR has 1 opening for a legal intern during Summer 2015. Part of the DOJ, EOIR includes the nation’s Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). It is an adjudicative agency charged with interpreting immigration laws and conducting hearings on immigration issues.
OLAP works to improve access to legal information and counseling and to increase rates of representation for immigrants appearing before the Immigration Courts and the BIA. This internship offers excellent exposure to the legal, policy, and program management considerations involved in the operation of various legal access initiatives. OLAP focuses on several initiatives, including the Legal Orientation Program (LOP), the Legal Orientation Program for Custodians of Unaccompanied Alien Children (LOPC), and other direct representation programs for vulnerable populations. In addition to these initiatives, OLAP also manages the BIA Pro Bono Project and the Model Hearing Program, and provides access to self-help materials which can assist all aliens in removal proceedings learn about the immigration court process and the forms of relief from removal. The legal intern will work on a variety of projects under the direct supervision of the Assistant Program Directors in the office. The types of projects assigned vary depending on the current demands of the office.
This is an unpaid/volunteer position. However, students may be eligible for academic credit (*see FIU Law Externship Program and contact Zoraya Ledesma @ ledesmaz@fiu.edu for more information about completing an externship).
Who: Rising 2L and 3L law students are encouraged to apply (all applicants must be United States citizens and meet residency requirements)
When: A commitment of at least 40 hours per week is required for a minimum of 10 weeks
Requirements:
Submission components: (1) Cover letter, (2) resume, (3) relevant legal writing sample (no more than 10 pages), and (4) transcript
Send to: Sergio J. Ramírez, Assistant Program Director (VIA EMAIL) @ eoir-olap@usdoj.gov
Additional information: Available @ justice.gov/eoir/
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