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Legal Administrative Assistant (June 30, 2017)

Employer: Arlyn J. Bossenbrook PC

Location: East Lansing, MI

Compensation: $12/hour to start

Description: This position serves as support staff to the Executive Legal Assistant. This position requires the individual to perform a variety of general office tasks and possess certain general skills, including but not limited to:

- Answering phones, taking messages, and typing notes to client files regarding phone conversations;

- Printing, copying, scanning, faxing, emailing, and filing;

- Data entry, document creation, and document assembly;

- Ordering supplies and managing inventory;

- Receiving, organizing, distributing, and generally handling incoming and outgoing mail;

- Strong organizational and analytical skills;

- Open and effective communication skills; and

- Self motivated and willing to learn.

            This position requires extensive knowledge of, and experience and proficiency with, Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel, and QuickBooks.  The qualified candidate will have excellent written communication skills and a strong attention for detail, including proofreading for accuracy, content, grammar, and format.  A general understanding of basic accounting principles and a working knowledge of Adobe Acrobat are preferred.

            The Legal Administrative Assistant must be able to juggle and prioritize multiple projects, and work both independently and as part of a team.  A friendly personality, and professional dress and etiquette, are required.

            This position is part time, consisting of 20-25 hours per week.

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 14470.

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2018 Summer Associate (July 19, 2017)

Employer: Helsell Fetterman LLP

Location: Seattle, WA

Description: At Helsell Fetterman, we believe that achieving and maintaining diversity are key to providing exceptional solutions to our clients legal problems. We embrace our responsibility of maintaining a workplace of inclusion, recognizing that our clients are best served by a team of attorneys and staff that is as diverse as the world in which we practice.

            The Richard S. White Fellowship includes both a paid, 12 week summer associate position and a $7,500 academic scholarship to be remitted directly to the students law school at the beginning of the school year following the summer clerkship to assist in paying the students tuition. 

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 14486.

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Fall Corporate Externship (July 28, 2017)

Employer: 4th Circuit Court - Jackson County

Location: Jackson, MI

Description: A legal internship or externship is available with the Honorable Richard N. LaFlamme. Judge LaFlamme's docket consists of family law and civil law matters. The student will conduct research on legal issues, write advisory memos to Judge LaFlamme reflecting the research, and perform related work as required. The student will have an opportunity to be mentored by a judge with more than 36 years of legal and judicial experience in civil litigation. The student will also have the opportunity to observe court proceedings. For more information, please see the Symplicity posting.

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 14507.

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Fall Corporate Externship (July 31, 2017)

Employer: MAHLE Industries, Incorporated

Location: Farmington Hills, MI

Description: Externs have the primary responsibility for assisting the Legal Team with advising the Management Team on contract matters that emanate from their business groups. Externs will also assist the Legal Team with a variety of policy and compliance matters and negotiate, write, review, summarize, research and execute a wide variety of agreements for the organization, including the review of terms and conditions, real estate leases, confidentiality agreements and other general business contracts, both domestically and internationally.  Additional information is available in the Symplicity posting.

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 14484.

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Law Clerk (July 31, 2017)

Employer: Hathaway Law Center, PLC

Location: East Lansing, MI

Compensation: $100/wk stipend

Description: Client and potential client contact, document preparation, file maintenance, other duties as required of small law office. Must have good people skills and an aptitude for law. Must be a law student, graduates not accepted.

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 14435.

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Intern (July 31, 2017)

Employer: The Law Office of Casey D. Conklin PLC

Location: Okemos, MI

Description: 5 attorney firm that covers a variety of legal areas including family law, business planning, tax law, federal issues, bankruptcy, intellectual property, social security, appeals, and more.  Intern will report directly with the attorneys, as well as the paralegal, preparing complaints, motions, briefs, and other legal memorandum.  Intern will conduct research on various issues, have contact with clients, and will have the opportunity to attend hearings, and trials with the attorneys. 

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 14326.

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2018 Summer Legal Intern/Externship and Externships (August 1, 2017)

Employer: U.S. Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor

Location: Washington, DC

Description: The Office of the Solicitor is responsible for the legal work of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), with nearly 200 practicing attorneys in the headquarters office and more than 300 attorneys nationwide. DOI is the Nation’s premier conservation agency. Our mission is to protect America’s treasures for future generations, provide access to our nation's natural and cultural heritage, offer recreation opportunities, honor our trust responsibilities to American Indians and Alaska Natives and our responsibilities to island communities, conduct scientific research, provide wise stewardship of energy and mineral resources, foster sound use of land and water resources, and conserve and protect fish and wildlife. The work that we do through our offices and bureaus (including the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Surface Mining, and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement) affects the lives of millions of people; from the family taking a vacation in a national park to a child studying in an Indian school.

With this diverse work load and the demand of extensive litigation and program counseling, the Office is continually looking for talented, dedicated law students with an interest in gaining practical experience advising agencies on the legal aspects of their mission as well as participating in complex civil litigation before administrative tribunals or assisting the Justice Department in litigating matters before federal courts. Our legal interns/externs are called upon to conduct legal research on a variety of environmental and administrative law issues, as well as issues involving Indian law. The Office resolves appeals under the Freedom of Information Act and is also home to the Department’s Ethics Office. Students typically draft legal memoranda, briefs and motions, and assist with discovery in active federal cases. Students may participate in conference calls and strategy sessions with other agency counsel, including Justice Department lawyers and agency officials. There may be additional opportunities to attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, D.C. area.

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 14402 and 14404.

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2018 Summer Legal Intern/Externship and Externships (August 4, 2017)

Employer: Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP

Location: Detroit, MI

Description:     Based in Michigan with offices in Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Lansing, Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Chicago, Illinois, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP is accepting applications for summer associate positions in Detroit during the summer of 2018. Honigman is widely recognized as a premier law firm in Michigan, and our summer program is dedicated to enhancing that tradition. We seek rising 2L students with a minimum 3.3 GPA, a commitment to excellence, and strong interpersonal skills. If you are interested in a law career in Detroit, please submit your resume, cover letter, and law school transcript. Our summer associates are paid $2,800 per week, and our program is 11 weeks long. Additional information is available at http://www.honigman.com/careers-students.html.

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 14471.

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Intern/Extern (Ongoing)

Employer: Michigan Dept of Agriculture and Rural Development

Location: Lansing, MI

Description: The Office of Legal Affairs and Emergency Management is looking for law student interns/externs to assist with a wide range of administrative law projects in subjects including food safety, animal and plant health, environmental stewardship, and consumer protection.  Students work on multiple projects ranging from drafting letters and memos to conducting legal research and assisting with development of rules and regulatory impact statements.  Up to two part time positions are available spring, summer, and fall semesters.

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 13642.

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Law Clerk/Extern (Ongoing)

Employer: Michigan Tax Tribunal

Location: Lansing, MI

Description: The Tribunal trains clerks to prepare summaries for small claims hearings, and instructs clerks on drafting various legal documents in accordance with Tax Tribunal Rules and the Michigan Rules of Court. Further, the Tribunal recognizes the importance of active learning, allowing law clerks to become fully engaged in the legal process by encouraging them to observe hearings where they witness the procedural and evidentiary concepts taught in law school.

     All students are exposed to the normal professional work load of a Tribunal Member and Administrative Law Judge. Work is further assigned according to the student's area of study, education, i.e., J.D., L.L.M. in Taxation, and performance.

Qualifications: Prospective law clerks must have a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or better and have completed at least one research and writing course with a grade of at least 2.50.

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 8808.

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Law Clerk (Ongoing opportunity – filled on a rolling basis)

Employer: 54B District Court

Location: East Lansing, MI

Description: Law Clerks assist with general courtroom duties including arraignments, pretrials, pleas, sentencings, motions, and trials.  This job requires people skills, communication skills, and the ability to multitask.

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 9592.

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Work-Study Positions (Ongoing opportunity – filled on a rolling basis)

Employer: Department of Attorney General

Location: Lansing, MI

Compensation: $16.86 per hour

Description: Do you want to strengthen your resume by working for the Attorney General’s Office and reduce your student loans through work-study?  The Michigan Attorney General’s Charitable Trust Section is accepting applications for work-study positions on an ongoing basis in its Lansing office, just two blocks from the Cooley Center.  We are looking for 1L, 2L, and 3L students.  You can work from 8 up to 25 hours per week and get compensated at the rate of $16.86 an hour. 

     The Charitable Trust Section administers Michigan laws for registering charities, the Charitable Organizations and Solicitations Act and the Supervision of Trustees for Charitable Purposes Act.  Students assist with reviewing of registration forms submitted by charities to ensure compliance with the applicable laws; updating Legal Files database; responding to phone inquiries; filing; scanning; opening mail.

Additional opportunities may include providing legal assistance to the attorneys and assisting with the AG’s school safety initiative OK2Say.

1.     Verify with your Financial Aid Office (Richard Boruszewski at boruszer@cooley.edu) if you qualify for work-study.

2.     Send us your cover letter indicating how many hours per week you can commit to this position. 

3.     Attach your resume and unofficial transcripts (if first-termer, please provide your undergraduate transcripts).

4.     Email your application materials to Joanne Gram at gramj@mi.gov and Inna Volkova at volkovai@mi.gov.

Representatives from the Attorney General will be interviewing candidates at the Career and Job Fair.

To Apply: See the instructions on Symplicity, posting 12983.