{"id":27688,"date":"2023-03-01T10:49:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/?p=27688"},"modified":"2023-03-01T10:49:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:49:24","slug":"tennessee-state-board-of-education-summer-2023-law-student-intern-or-extern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/tennessee-state-board-of-education-summer-2023-law-student-intern-or-extern\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee State Board of Education: Summer 2023 Law Student Intern or Extern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Tennessee State Board of Education is seeking a summer 2023 law student to serve as either an intern (small stipend) or extern (course or pro bono credit).<\/strong> This position is a wonderful opportunity to learn how the State Board works to uphold a high bar for educator licensure and further the Board\u2019s efforts to ensure that all students have access to great teachers and leaders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Tennessee State Board of Education<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Tennessee State Board of Education\u2019s mission is to ensure policies and systems are in place so that all students are prepared for success after graduation. The State Board is charged by law with complete jurisdiction over the issuance of K-12 educator licenses in Tennessee. This includes the intake of reports of educator misconduct, and responsibility for determining appropriate license discipline action including denial, formal reprimand, suspension, or revocation of an educator\u2019s license. We work closely with stakeholders across the state to ensure equity,<br \/>\noversight, and transparency in K-12 education policy. To achieve this ambitious vision, the State Board is committed to several key priorities:<br \/>\n\u2022 Literacy<br \/>\n\u2022 Postsecondary and Career<br \/>\n\u2022 Teachers and Leaders<br \/>\n\u2022 Engagement and Accountability<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Responsibilities<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Law Student Intern\/Extern is responsible for the following:<br \/>\n\u2022 Support the team of licensure discipline attorneys and paralegals to ensure effective management of educator misconduct cases, including requesting necessary information from stakeholders to prepare files<br \/>\nfor litigation and\/or review by attorneys and the State Board.<br \/>\n\u2022 Draft case summaries, notices of proposed action and consent orders, notices of hearing and charges, motions for summary judgment, memorandums of law in support of motions of summary judgment, and other memorandums as assigned.<br \/>\n\u2022 Research information related to licensure cases using relevant databases, Westlaw, etc.<br \/>\n\u2022 Provide administrative assistance to the State Board case review committee.<br \/>\n\u2022 Request information from school districts and educators regarding licensure cases.<br \/>\n\u2022 Assist the General Counsel with policy filings for the Joint Government Operations Committee of the Tennessee General Assembly and provide research support on various K-12 education topics as needed.<br \/>\n\u2022 Perform other duties as assigned.<\/p>\n<p>While this job is in Nashville, there may be a possibility of some remote work after onboarding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Please send a resume and cover letter no later than April 1, 2023 via Symplicity Post 6863.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tennessee State Board of Education is seeking a summer 2023 law student to serve as either an intern (small stipend)&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-services"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27688"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27690,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27688\/revisions\/27690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/memphislawblog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}