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USAJOBS · 1 day ago

Summer College Law Interns(Student Volunteer)

Multiple Locations, USA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

USAJOBS is offering internship opportunities through the U.S. Attorneys Office for current law students. The role involves performing legal research and writing, drafting legal documents, and assisting in various legal proceedings, aimed at introducing students to the federal legal system.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Selected candidates will be assigned work from the criminal, appellate, and civil divisions

Assist students in developing their legal research and writing skills

Students will perform legal research and writing; draft various pleadings, motions, briefs, and other documents; and assist with witness preparation, depositions, and hearings or trials

Students will also be provided with several opportunities to meet members of the judiciary, representatives of various federal agencies, and to participate in substantive programs to familiarize them with the federal legal system

The Criminal Division may give students an opportunity to work on a wide variety of practice areas, including narcotics, public corruption, healthcare fraud, cybercrimes, terrorism, and other federal crimes

Within the Civil Division, students may work in a wide variety of defensive and affirmative litigation, including employment discrimination, medical malpractice, general torts, constitutional torts, immigration, prisoner litigation, commercial, financial, and civil fraud

Qualification

Legal researchLegal writingHigherCommunication skillsTeamwork

Required

You must be a United States Citizen or National

Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation

You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable

You must meet half-time student enrollment requirements

You must submit a transcript or proof of enrollment with your application

You must be at least 16 years of age or older

You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement

Student Status: Definition of a student - applicant must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited high school, technical or vocational school, two-year or four-year college or university, graduate/professional school, or certificate program equivalent to at least one academic year of full-time study (go to http://www.ed.gov/accreditation to verify accreditation status) pursuant to 5 CFR 362. You must be considered in good academic standings by the school. Individuals must be taking at least a half-time academic, vocational, or technical course load leading to a degree, diploma, or certificate. 'Half-time' is defined by the school in which the student is enrolled

Grade Point Average: You must have at least a 2.5 GPA

Citizenship: Student Interns must be United States citizens or owe permanent allegiance to the United States. (Currently, natives of American Samoa, Swains Island and certain inhabitants of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are the only groups that owe permanent allegiance to the United States.)

Background Investigation: You must successfully complete a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment