Summer Corps Accepting Applications for PAID Summer Work


SUMMER CORPS APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN!


The application for the 2013 Summer Corps program is now available, and we will be accepting students into the program on a rolling basis until the application closes on Monday, March 18, 2013.

Summer Corps is an AmeriCorps-funded program that will provide 1L and 2L students with the opportunity to earn a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award for dedicating their summer to a qualifying legal project at a nonprofit public interest organization.

For more information on the Summer Corps program and application process, review our FAQs for applicants, and sign up for our free webinars on Tuesday, January 8 at 2 p.m. EST and Wednesday, February 13 at 3 p.m. EST.

NALP AND EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS HOSTING SUMMER JOB SEARCH WEBINARS


Sign up to get insight from nonprofit and government employers about what they look for in cover letters, resumes, and interviews. The Summer Public Interest Job Search webinars will be held at noon EST on Tuesday, January 15 (Cover Letters and Resumes) and Tuesday, January 22 (Interviewing and Networking).

If you have any questions or webinar suggestions, please contact membership@equaljusticeworks.org.

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Public Service Internship in the Family Court


Public Service Internship in the Family Court with Senior Partners for Justice Spring 2013


Senior Partners for Justice, a unique pro bono initiative at the Volunteer Lawyers Project, is pleased to offer an internship program for law students who want to provide critical assistance to low-income clients while gaining hands-on experience in the family court.

ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Interns are placed in the Suffolk, Middlesex, and Norfolk Probate and Family Courts, working directly alongside courthouse staff. This is an unpaid, non-credit internship, but it offers invaluable experience and a flexible schedule that can fit around other commitments.

We ask interns to spend at least one full day (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or two half days, preferably mornings, at their courthouse each week.

The nature of the internship is a little different at each court:
At Suffolk (located near North Station and Government Center), interns staff the very busy Register’s office and have the chance to help the Lawyer for the Day and observe court proceedings.
At Middlesex (located in East Cambridge, at the Lechmere stop of the Green Line), interns rotate between different departments, gaining broad exposure to areas including Divorce and Paternity.
At Norfolk (located in Canton, accessible only by car), interns work directly with the court staff members who assist unrepresented litigants, and they have a chance for more one-on-one interaction at a less busy court.

Orientation for the Spring 2013 Internship will take place the week of January 28th.  The actual program will begin the follow week of February 4th and conclude the week of April 8th.

All participants in the internship program will receive support from the Senior Partners staff and invitations to trainings, luncheons, and other events through Senior Partners and VLP. It has been strongly suggested by students in the past that incoming interns take a family law training with our office. This training would provide a foundation for the work you will be doing in the courts. The list of family law trainings is available on our website at www.vlpnet.org.

HOW TO APPLY

For details on how to apply, go to https://law-une-csm.symplicity.com/students/ and log in with your student ID and your symplicity password. Once in the school’s online job database scroll over the top purple headings to Job Postings, then click on the first dropdown option, CSO JobNet. In Keywords search 7880 and this posting will appear. You can also call the CSO with any questions.