General Counsel Externship – For-Credit

November 21

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💰 $4.7M Grant on 2020-05

📋 Description

• Legal externs conduct legal research and prepare legal memoranda, contracts, and other legal documents. • They also have opportunities to participate in client meetings, trainings, legislative and regulatory meetings, and other “outside-the-library” projects, such as observing legal proceedings and attending legal training sessions.

🎯 Requirements

• Applicants must be current students in an accredited law school program (1L, 2L, 3L, or LLM). • Applicants should have relevant background experience, interest in the OGC practice areas, strong academic credentials, and legal research and writing skills. • We seek candidates with a demonstrated interest in the media, technology, and/or non-profit fields, such as participation in relevant school activities and clinics and prior legal and/or non-legal positions in applicable industries.

🏖️ Benefits

• Course Credit: This externship is designed to be a learning experience for law students for which school credit must be obtained. • School-sponsored Stipends: Alternately, this externship may be compensated through a program in which the student receives a stipend from their school for non-profit work.