TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE Summer Pro Bono Internship Program 2016 (Nashville)
The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office in Nashville is offering an opportunity for law students to learn about the law in a varied practice. Law students who have completed at least four semesters of law school at the start of the program will be paid $16 an hour. No monetary compensation is available for law students who have completed fewer than four semesters, but we encourage those interested to seek pro bono credit, public service stipends, or school credit for their service with the AG’s Office. Dates: May 11 to August 5, 2016 (Choose full or half Summer).
Deadline is “until filled,” so apply ASAP: instructions at end of this Post.
Assignments: Law clerks will be assigned to at least one, but perhaps as many as two, divisions. Assignments will include drafting of memoranda, briefs, motions, depositions, etc. Each clerk will have a supervising attorney who will be in charge of assigning work to the clerk and who, along with the other attorneys and staff in a division, will be available for feedback.
Divisions:
Many clerks want to know whether or not they can choose the division to which they will be assigned. Although we do ask clerks for their division preferences when they accept an offer of employment, no one will be guaranteed a spot in a particular division. Every clerk will have the opportunity to attend moot courts, oral arguments, and other division events that are listed on our clerk’s calendar.
Calendar:
The clerk’s calendar is updated regularly during the summer and lets clerks know about various opportunities available for them. For example, clerks will be able to attend local oral arguments. In the past we have also offered tours of the Tennessee Capitol and of a state prison. There will also be opportunities for you to meet with other clerks and the members of other divisions within the office.
Contact:
If you have further questions, please contact Ruth Thompson, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, 615/253-4509. E-mail:ruth.thompson@ag.tn.gov
Website: http://attorneygeneral.tn.gov/
Application Procedures:
Deadline is “until filled,” so apply ASAP!
Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, writing sample and three business references to Personnel Officer, Attention: Law Clerk Program, PO Box 20207, Nashville, TN 37202.
Or submit by email to aglawclerks@ag.tn.gov in Word or WordPerfect format and put “Summer Clerkship Program” in the subject line.
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