{"id":18494,"date":"2020-12-23T14:21:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T20:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=18494"},"modified":"2020-12-23T14:21:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T20:21:14","slug":"diverse-socioeconomic-ethnic-cultural-law-students-sought-for-summer-judicial-internships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/diverse-socioeconomic-ethnic-cultural-law-students-sought-for-summer-judicial-internships\/","title":{"rendered":"Diverse (socioeconomic, ethnic, cultural) Law Students sought for Summer Judicial Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"
The\u00a0Judicial Resources Committee of the United States Judicial Conference\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Just the Beginning \u2013 A Pipeline Organization\u00a0<\/b>is pleased to announce the\u00a0tenth annual Summer Judicial Internship Diversity Project (\u201cProject\u201d).\u00a0<\/i>The Project\u2019s goal is to provide highly qualified law students from socioeconomic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds underrepresented in the legal profession with summer judicial internships in the chambers of federal and state appellate judges, federal district judges, and federal bankruptcy and magistrate judges. The Project is national in scope and seeks to place approximately 100 law students as judicial interns across the country.<\/span><\/div>\n
Interns will have the opportunity to draft bench memoranda, judicial orders, and opinions on a variety of substantive matters, including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, magistrate judge reports, and habeas corpus petitions. Applicants should possess strong research and writing skills and be prepared to handle the rigors of working in a court.<\/span><\/div>\n
An initial screening of application documents will identify qualified candidates. Applicants who clear this round will be interviewed via telephone by attorneys for a second-round of evaluation. The final round consists of being referred to a judge who will conduct their own interview, either in person or virtually. Each participating judge will make a final hiring decision. Applicants who are hired must commit to two mandatory training workshops and complete a legal writing assignment for the purpose of helping to prepare them for the internship. Candidates must be available to work full-time as an unpaid intern for a minimum of eight weeks.<\/span><\/div>\n
Paper applications will\u00a0not be accepted<\/b>. The application will ask applicants to submit the following materials.<\/span><\/div>\n
1. a\u00a0cover letter*<\/b>\u00a0explaining the applicant’s interest in diversity and participating in the Summer Judicial Internship Diversity Project;
\n2. a\u00a0resume<\/b>;<\/span><\/div>\n
3. a\u00a0law school transcript<\/b>, official or unofficial (if first semester law school grades are unavailable at the time of the deadline, please upload an undergraduate transcript and send your law school grades to\u00a0sjidproject@jtb.org<\/a>\u00a0as they become available);
\n4. a\u00a0writing sample<\/b>\u00a0(no more than 10 pages in length);
\n5. a list of\u00a0three references\u00a0<\/b>(no family members, please); and
\n6. a signed\u00a0Memorandum of Understanding<\/b> (obtain from your Career Services Office, cfmcafee@memphis.edu<\/a>). This document stipulates the requirements and expectations of the program.<\/span><\/div>\n
Applications will be received online until\u00a05:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, January 10, 2021.\u00a0<\/b>Early applications are highly encouraged, as acceptance is on a rolling basis<\/i>.<\/span><\/div>\n
*Please address your cover letter to Cristina Figueroa, Program Director
\n70 W. Madison St. Suite 2900, Chicago IL. 60602<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
At present, this is an unpaid internship. Applicants are strongly encouraged to seek law school or non-profit funding and scholarships. Applicants are also encouraged to seek school credit hours (must be pre-approved) or use the internship hours for pro bono certification (Memphis Law will give Pro Bono Credit).<\/span><\/div>\n
Apply Here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/4857383<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
Please let me know if you have any questions!<\/span><\/div>\n
Best,<\/span><\/div>\n
Amani Taha<\/span><\/div>\n
Summer Judicial Internship Diversity Fellow<\/span><\/div>\n
Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
70 West Madison Street, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60602*<\/span><\/div>\n
Phone: (312) 661-5374\u200b<\/span><\/div>\n
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\n
Text of required MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING<\/div>\n
The Judicial Resources Committee and Just The Beginning \u2013 A Pipeline Organization\u2019s<\/div>\n
Joint Summer Judicial internship Diversity Project (\u201cJRC-JTB\u201d) is a program that strives to<\/div>\n
provide underrepresented and economically disadvantaged law students an opportunity to<\/div>\n
work inside a judge\u2019s chambers as a judicial intern.<\/div>\n
INTERN\u2019S OBLIGATIONS<\/div>\n
I, __________________________, understand and agree to the following terms of<\/div>\n
participation for judicial interns during the Summer of 2021:<\/div>\n
1. I agree to be available to work as an unpaid judicial intern for a minimum of eight<\/div>\n
weeks, 40 hours per week. This minimum requirement ensures that I will receive all<\/div>\n
the benefits of working in judicial chambers.<\/div>\n
2. I understand that this is an unpaid judicial internship, and that I will seek law school<\/div>\n
or non-profit funding if I need it. If I receive any financial stipend or compensation from<\/div>\n
any source for the judicial internship, I agree to promptly disclose this to the judge<\/div>\n
and to JRC-JTB via sjidproject@jtb.org.<\/div>\n
3. I agree to make myself available to be interviewed by a screening panel in January<\/div>\n
2021.<\/div>\n
4. I agree to attend the mandatory JRC-JTB Interview Seminar in the month of<\/div>\n
February 2021 via videoconference.<\/div>\n
5. I agree to promptly respond to any judge\u2019s inquiry and to make myself available to<\/div>\n
be interviewed by judges beginning January 25, 2021.<\/div>\n
6. If I am selected as a judicial intern, I agree to attend the JRC-JTB Legal Writing and<\/div>\n
Research Workshop in April 2021 via videoconference. I agree to complete and<\/div>\n
submit a legal writing assignment that I will receive approximately two weeks prior to<\/div>\n
the workshop. I understand the screening committee will evaluate my writing and<\/div>\n
provide feedback.<\/div>\n
7. I agree that I will uphold the standards of professionalism. This includes wearing<\/div>\n
business formal attire, unless otherwise instructed by the judge. I will conduct<\/div>\n
myself in a professional manner, which includes addressing the judge, law<\/div>\n
clerks, chambers staff, court staff, and court users courteously and reporting for<\/div>\n
work on time, every day.<\/div>\n
8. I agree that all my work must be carefully edited and in at least its third draft<\/div>\n
before submission to the judge or law clerk. I will ensure that all my work is done to<\/div>\n
the best of my ability, even if it includes working through the weekend and beyond<\/div>\n
my forty-hour commitment.<\/div>\n
Summer Judicial Internship Diversity Project – Summer 2021<\/div>\n
9. I agree to follow all school internship guidelines for credit hours or for any other<\/div>\n
benefit. If JTB is not currently on my school\u2019s list of providers for academic credit, I<\/div>\n
will contact JTB immediately.<\/div>\n
10. I affirm that I am currently enrolled in good standing in an American Bar Associationaccredited law school.<\/div>\n
11. I agree to report to both the judge all judicial internship hours worked and to maintain<\/div>\n
a record of all hours worked. I agree to provide the record of hours I worked upon<\/div>\n
JRC-JTB\u2019s request.<\/div>\n
12. I agree to submit to JRC-JTB evaluation reports when requested.<\/div>\n
13. I agree to timely respond to JTB requests for information, including evaluations of my<\/div>\n
intern experience, my current or future employment status and contact information<\/div>\n
and I agree to submit a student information form with my application.<\/div>\n
14. I acknowledge that any internship I obtain is solely for educational purposes. I<\/div>\n
understand that I will not be an employee of the Judicial Resources Committee, any<\/div>\n
court, or JTB-APO. I agree that if I undertake an internship it will be primarily for my<\/div>\n
own benefit and to further my knowledge, and without any expectation that I would<\/div>\n
receive an offer of employment after the internship is complete.<\/div>\n
15. I agree to notify JTB in writing if I am hired as a post-graduate, full-time federal law<\/div>\n
clerk.<\/div>\n
Printed Name _____________________________________<\/div>\n
Signature _____________________________________<\/div>\n
Mailing Address _____________________________________<\/div>\n
_______________________________________<\/div>\n
Email _____________________________________<\/div>\n
Cell Phone Number (_____)_________________________________<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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