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.
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.