Reminder: Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy Law Clerk Application Deadline

Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy at New England Law Boston is seeking current day or evening students who have completed their first full year to work part-time during the fall semester. The law clerk would work 10-20hrs/week. This is a work study position or volunteer position. Work study compensation is $10.00/hour.

Duties include:

• Research legal and policy initiatives
• Draft summary fact sheets, memoranda and policy reports.
• Design presentations and printed materials.
• Provide administrative assistance, including workshop preparation and logistics.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Center's director, assistant director, or staff attorney.

Preference will be given to those students showing a sincere interest in public health law or public interest law. Please contact Financial Aid to determine work study eligibility. Students interest in volunteering with the Center for at least 5 hours/week are also encouraged to apply. Students who volunteer with the Center are eligible for the Public Service Transcript Notation Program.

To apply please e-mail a resume, writing sample, (unofficial) transcript, and a cover letter explaining availability and interest in working at the Center to tobacco@nesl.edu. Deadline is Sunday September 11, 2011.

The Center works with the New York State Department of Health and communities around New York to develop policies aimed at reducing tobacco use and protecting the health of non-smokers. The Center examines the efficacy, feasibility, and legality of tobacco-control policies and provides guidance on language and implementation. Frequent legal issues include First Amendment conflicts, federal preemption, and questions of equal protection. The Center is directed by Professor Berman.