1Ls: CHATTANOOGA MINORITY CLERKSHIP PROGRAM – SUMMER 2020
The Chattanooga Legal Diversity Consortium (CLDC), a consortium of law firms, companies, and government agencies in the City of Chattanooga, is working to improve diversity in the Chattanooga legal community. The CLDC is excited to announce the 3rd annual CLDC Minority Clerkship Program (MCP) for Summer 2020. This is a competitive summer program for rising second-year law students intended to help advance the CLDC’s goal of increasing racial and ethnic diversity in the Chattanooga legal community. The MCP will allow participating students to experience working in the Chattanooga legal community for up to twelve (12) weeks total – six (6) weeks with a local law firm and six (6) weeks with a local government agency or in-house legal department. The MCP will also allow participating students to engage in various professional and social activities during the summer to illustrate the great aspects of living and working in Chattanooga.
For the summer of 2020, the law firms participating in the MCP may include Baker Donelson, Chambliss, Husch Blackwell, and Miller & Martin. The in-house legal departments and government agencies participating in the MCP for the summer of 2020 may include Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, the City of Chattanooga, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and Unum.
To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and transcript to megan.hagerty@huschblackwell.com (or apply via Symplicity Post #3702) by January 24, 2020. In the cover letter, please include information regarding interest in the program, interest in Chattanooga, interest in specific practice areas, and interest in specific industries.
