2010-2011 Division for Public Services Clerkship

The ABA’s Division for Public Services is pleased to offer its 2010-2011 Clerkship.

The Spring/Summer Clerkship is open by competition, offering law students entering their second or third year at an
ABA-accredited law school the opportunity to design and complete a legal research and writing project in substantive Division areas of involvement and concern.

To qualify, you must have an interest in, and plan to write about, one of our areas of involvement :

All Applicants are required to join the ABA Law Student Division .  I f of acceptable quality, your work product may be published by the Division.

REQUIREMENTS : (Clerks are selected by a competitive process from applications received.)

Applicants must:
•   Have completed their first or second year at an ABA-accredited law school;
•   Identify a law school faculty member knowledgeable in one of our areas of involvement and concern who will
   help review the work in progress;
• Demonstrate exceptional research and writing skills; and
• Submit a complete application package as set out below.

TO APPLY , submit the following:

1.  COVER LETTER explaining your interest in one of our Areas of Involvement and your qualifications;

2.   A R É SUM É (please include your Law Student membership number);

3. Name, title, mailing address, telephone/fax number and email address of FACULTY member who has agreed to review
    your work in progress;

4.   Names and contact information for two REFERENCES who can comment on your work and qualifications; and

5.   An ESSAY , of 3-5 typed pages describing the public interest research and writing project in one of our Areas of 
   Involvement that you propose to conduct.

For more information contact:
Carrie Coleman
American Bar Association
740 Fifteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20002-1022
Tel: 202/662-1691
Fax: 202/638-3844
Email: cccoleman@staff.abanet.org

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http://new.abanet.org/divisions/publicserv/Pages/default.aspx