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HPC Industrial powered by Clean Harbors · 7 hours ago

Law Clerk Intern

Norwell, MA, United States

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Clean Harbors is looking for interested Law Students to join its legal team. The Law Clerk Intern works in a support capacity and performs a wide range of duties related to civil/commercial litigation, regulatory, environmental, and employment/labor law.

Environmental Services

Responsibilities

High level of interaction (i.e. speaking on the phone) with the employees in the field, customers, Courts, opposing counsel, outside counsel, and third parties

Conserve in-house counsel’s time by reading, researching, and routing correspondence, drafting letters and documents, collecting and analyzing information, and initiating telecommunications

Resolving conflicts and negotiating with outside entities and individuals

Legal department administrative duties, including but not limited to paper and electronic file organization/maintenance, scanning, copying and binder creation

Assist attorneys with litigation and pre-litigation matters

Support the legal department with other projects as requested

Actively manage your own case load

Qualification

Juris Doctor candidateLegal researchWritten communicationOral communicationMulti-taskingLitigation experienceConfidentialityInitiativeCreative thinking

Required

Must be a juris doctor candidate

Fluent in the written and spoken English language and strong written and oral communication skills

Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information

Preferred

Ability to draft legal research summaries and other legal documents which are clear, concise, logically constructed, and based on thorough analysis and sound reasoning

High level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments efficiently

Ability to think creatively - be proactive in conflict resolution and think outside the box to collaborate and find new solutions

Ability to multi-task in a complex and fast-paced inter-disciplinary legal environment, entailing timely collection of facts, identification and resolution of issues, enumeration of options, and formulation of recommendations

Some litigation and/or employment experience preferred but not required