Overview
Legal Assistant Jobs in Albany, NY at KMRG, LLC
Hiring Organization
USAO District of Massachusetts
Location:
United States
About the Office
An internship with the U.S. Attorney’s Office offers a unique and challenging experience for the highly motivated law student: an opportunity to work on some of the most significant, complex and visible cases being litigated today. Working with Assistant U.S. Attorneys and other staff, you will be part of a dedicated team helping to enforce Federal criminal and civil laws that protect life, liberty and property of citizens.
Job Description
Typical assignments for law student interns involve all facets of case preparation including: researching legal issues; drafting/writing motions, responses, and various pleadings; providing trial support; interviewing witnesses; and assembling exhibits for trial. Interns are generally afforded extensive opportunities to attend trials, hearings, attorney conferences, meetings, and other legal proceedings.
Qualifications
First-year (second semester), second- and third-year law students. Law graduates are not eligible for Student Volunteer positions. Must be a U.S. citizen and will be subject to a background investigation due to the sensitive nature of the work performed by the office.
Application Process
Cover letter, resume, law school transcript, legal writing sample, dates when available, and telephone number(s) where student can be reached in the day and evening. Please indicate if you have a preference for the Civil Division or the Criminal Division.
Students attending Massachusetts Law Schools must apply through the Massachusetts Law Consortium (www.maconsortium.org [external link] ).
Out-of-state students applying for a Criminal Division internship must email application materials to: [email protected].
Out-of-state students applying for a Civil Division internship must email application materials to: [email protected].
Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. In addition, continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
Application deadline: December 12
Students should plan to spend approximately 2 – 3 hours completing the background investigation package.
The orientation and start date for internships are considered tentative and will not be guaranteed until the security investigation has been completed and the applicant has received approval
Salary
Law student volunteers are uncompensated but may receive course credit per school policies.
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Title: Legal Assistant
Company: KMRG, LLC
Location: Albany, NY
