Internships, Externships, & Fellowships
2023 Summer Intern
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
The summer program is ten weeks, from May 30 through August 4, 2023. Interns will work on a full-time schedule with a hybrid in-office/remote work policy. Interns, supervised by attorneys in various program areas, will receive training and education on legal skills in civil rights issues. Interns may work on litigation, legal and policy advocacy, legal services, legal research and writing, community outreach and education, and/or client intakes. Each program area differs in emphasis. Interns attend weekly brown bag series on a range of public interest legal topics along with interns from other legal defense funds and civil rights groups. The position is unpaid, but many interns have successfully secured independent funding. Academic credit can be arranged.
Apply: Interested applicants should email a cover letter, resume, and writing sample as a single PDF document to AALDEF on or before Monday, November 14, 2022. Please indicate in your cover letter the preferred program area(s). Only law students qualify for AALDEF’s legal internships. Applications may be emailed to: info@aaldef.org with Subject Line: Summer Legal Internship Search.
Any bilingual ability should be stated in the application. Bangla, Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), Gujarati, Hindi, Khmer, Korean, Urdu, and Vietnamese-speaking skills are a plus, but not required.
ABA Antitrust Law Stipend
This is a Stipend Program for diverse law students interested in pursuing antitrust and consumer protection careers by working in a federal agency or nonprofit organization that offers experience in these fields during Summer 2023. Students that accept an offer from a Washington, D.C.-based summer 2023 internship at the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division; Federal Trade Commission; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; American Antitrust Institute, Open Markets Institute, etc., can apply to the program for a chance to obtain funding for their living expenses over the summer
More information about the program: Here
Apply: https://form.jotform.com/AntitrustABA/DiversityStipendFellowshipProgram
Law Student Volunteer, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION (ENRD)
U.S. Department of Justice; Sacramento, C.A.
This is an academic year position. ENRD’s Sacramento Field Office is seeking law students with a strong interest in gaining practical experience in environmental law and litigation. Law clerks conduct legal research on a variety of substantive and procedural environmental issues.
Apply - Here
Associate/Attorney Positions & Clerkships
Term Law Clerk
U.S. District Judge Sweeney
The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has an opening for a judicial law clerk beginning in the fall of 2023, in the chambers of U.S. District Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney. Duty station is located at 901 19th Street, Denver, Colorado. The Judicial Law Clerk is a permanent full-time position and is eligible for federal government benefits. The position will commence in September of 2023 and may either be a one or two-year term clerkship.
More information and the application are available here. Applications close when position is filled.
Business Group Attorney
Keller Rohrback L.L.P.
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is seeking to grow its business and real estate group by adding experienced lateral partners. If you are a business or real estate attorney working either as a solo practitioner or within a firm and are considering making a move, please contact our main office.
To Apply: Please contact our main office: Director of Administration, Keller Rohrback L.L.P., 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA 98101 or email careers@kellerrohrback.com . No phone calls, please.
Commercial Litigation Associate
Avanti Bakane is a partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani looking to expand her nationwide, collaborative team in the commercial litigation space. Avanti's team offers incredible flexibility with fully remote part and full time attorney positions. Avanti's matters span multiple practice areas with a heavy focus on brief writing, oral argument, and constant collaboration with clients upon strategy. Successful candidates will be highly motivated, seek out increasing levels of responsibility, and possess excellent communication skills. Experience in class action law and ample litigation experience are preferred but not required. Being barred in at least one US state is required.
To Apply: Reach out to Avanti at abakane@grsm.com.
Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF)
Academic Year positions for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.
https://aldf.org/article/clerkships-internships-fellowships/entry/30953/
Various Attorney Vacancies in USAO Offices and Criminal Division
U.S. Department of Justice
To see a full list of vacancies, please visit: https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers
To Apply: https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers
Clerkship with Judge Myrna Pérez of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
More information here!
Events, Networking, & Other Opportunities
2022 University of Pennsylvania South Asian LAw Conference
NASALSA is ecstatic to endorse the University of Pennsylvania’s third annual South Asian Law Conference.
Location: Penn Law
When: Friday, February 25, 2022
Theme: Through South Asian Eyes: We the People
More information, panelist details, and Schedule: here
Register here
More Opportunities coming Soon
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