General Counsel Externship – For-Credit
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • District of Columbia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $0 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Legal externs conduct legal research and prepare legal memoranda, contracts, and other legal documents.
- They also have opportunities to participate in client meetings, trainings, legislative and regulatory meetings, and other “outside-the-library” projects, such as observing legal proceedings and attending legal training sessions.
Requirements
- Applicants must be current students in an accredited law school program (1L, 2L, 3L, or LLM).
- Applicants should have relevant background experience, interest in the OGC practice areas, strong academic credentials, and legal research and writing skills.
- We seek candidates with a demonstrated interest in the media, technology, and/or non-profit fields, such as participation in relevant school activities and clinics and prior legal and/or non-legal positions in applicable industries.
Benefits
- Course Credit: This externship is designed to be a learning experience for law students for which school credit must be obtained.
- School-sponsored Stipends: Alternately, this externship may be compensated through a program in which the student receives a stipend from their school for non-profit work.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
legal researchlegal writingcontract preparationmemoranda preparation
Soft skills
strong academic credentialsinterest in mediainterest in technologyinterest in non-profit fields
Certifications
accredited law school program