Law Clerk – Spring Quarter/Semester Externship
UnCommon Law
internship
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Oakland • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide attorney support by drafting communications and consultations
- Provide feedback on client writings
- Support attorneys during legal phone calls
- Assemble Parole Packets for submission to the Board of Parole Hearings
- Conduct legal research and write memos on issues impacting clients
- Review case records and prison files
- Compile housing, employment, and support resources for clients
- Respond to non-client mail
- Update contact records and maintain the legal database.
Requirements
- First or second-year law students
- Compassion for incarcerated people and their family members
- Demonstrated interest in criminal justice reform
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A professional demeanor and pleasant disposition
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
- Sensitivity to confidential matters
- Working proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Suite, and CRM software (strongly preferred).
Benefits
- Unpaid position
- Support candidates to seek school credit, outside funding, and/or fellowship opportunities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
legal researchdrafting communicationswriting memoscase record reviewparole packet assembly
Soft skills
compassionorganizational skillsattention to detailwritten communicationverbal communicationprofessional demeanorability to handle multiple projects