Volunteer Law Clerk Program, Spring

Full-time

No

Law Clerk Internships, Spring

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: DIVISIONS

III. GOVERNMENT AND LEGISLATION

COURTS AND JUDICIAL AFFAIRS

This Division provides legal services to the Judicial Branch of State government and selected executive agencies. Assistant Attorneys General in this Division advise and represent a broad range of clients including the Court of Appeals, the Court of Special Appeals, the 24 Circuit Courts, the District Court, all state judges, the 22 Orphans' Courts, the 24 Registers of Wills, the 24 Clerks of the Circuit Courts, the 24 elected Sheriffs and their offices in state and federal court at both the trial and appellate level. The Division also advises and represents court-related agencies and executive agencies including the Administrative Office of the Courts, the Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, the Commission on Judicial Disabilities, the Attorney Grievance Commission, the Client Protection Fund, the Maryland State Law Library, the Board of Bar Examiners, the Maryland Tax Court and the Office of Administrative Hearings.

LAW CLERK PROGRAM
?Description

The Office of the Attorney General sponsors a volunteer Law Clerk program that provides law students with an opportunity to serve the citizens of Maryland in a wide range of legal fields from criminal investigations and consumer protection to counsel to select state agencies. Law clerks have opportunities to perform legal research and writing, participate in witness and client interviews, as well as assist with litigation of claims filed with Maryland's trial, administrative, and appellate courts.

The Maryland Attorney General's Office is the largest and finest law firm in the State. The breadth of the work performed by the Office is vast and encompasses criminal investigations and prosecutions, securities and antitrust actions, environmental enforcement, civil litigation, appellate advocacy, and representation of the State of Maryland in virtually every legal arena. As counselors and litigators for the agencies, boards, commissions, officials, and institutions of Maryland State Government, the Office has a distinguished history of addressing complex legal issues successfully. In a broad range of contexts, from protecting the Chesapeake Bay against polluters to keeping Maryland's families safe from violence and unscrupulous business practices, the Law Clerk Program gives participants a chance to help the Office make a difference in communities all across the State.
Qualifications

Law Clerks should have excellent legal research and writing abilities, strong communication and team skills, a great work ethic and a good attitude. Specific schedules will be determined based upon the needs of the division and the clerk's class and extracurricular commitments, in coordination with the law clerk's supervising attorneys. Volunteer law clerks are expected to work no less than 15-20 hours per week. Law clerks may be eligible to receive course credit.

Anthony G. BrownAttorney General
Candace McLaren Lanham Chief of Staff
Carolyn Quattrocki
Deputy Attorney General
Volunteer Law Clerk Application
Name:__ Date: _
Email:
Phone: _
Law School:
Year: 1L 2L 3L
GPA:__
Applying for: Spring Summer Fall
How to Apply:
Students should submit, in PDF, this application form, cover letter, resume and unofficial transcript to Ronda Kirk at . Please write “Law Clerk Program Application” in the subject line. Applicants who are invited for an interview may also be asked for a writing sample and references.
To complete this form, use the General Practice Area section below to identify practice areas you would like to explore this term. Go to page 2 to identify specific divisions in which you have an interest.
General Practice Areas: Check no more than two boxes.
?Administrative Proceedings
?Advice to Client Agencies
?Appellate Litigation
?Business and Finance
?Civil Enforcement
?Contracts
?Criminal Law
?Policy and Legislation
?Regulatory Enforcement
?Torts
?Transactions
?Trial Litigation
Direct questions about the program to Ronda Kirk at or (410) 576-6352.
Please apply before October 15 for Spring, March 1 for Summer, and August 15 for Fall.
Divisions
Please use these spaces to indicate your top three choices from the list below. You may use the check boxes to identify any additional divisions you are interested in. For more information about the work of our office or about specific divisions, please email or visit our website at .
_____________________ 2. _ ________________________ 3. _ _____________________
?Aging?Antitrust?Budget and Management?Civil Litigation?Civil Rights?Consumer Mediation?Consumer Protection – Enforcement?Consumer Protection – Legislative?Contract Litigation?Correctional Litigation?Courts and Judicial Affairs?Criminal Appeals?Education (K-12)?Environment?Environmental Crimes *?Environmental Service?General Assembly?General Services?Health?Health Benefits Exchange?Health Education and Advocacy?Health Occupations Prosecution and Litigation?Higher Education?Higher Education Commission?Housing and Community Development?Human Services?Independent Investigations Unit *
?Information Technology
?Insurance Fraud *
?Juvenile Services
?Labor
?Legislative Affairs
?Lottery and Gaming
?Medicaid Fraud *
?Motor Vehicle Administration
?Natural Resources
?Opinions and Advice
?Organized Crime *
?Peoples’ Insurance Counsel
?Planning
?Public Access\Open Government
?Public Safety and Correctional Services
?Retirement and Pension
?Secretary of State (Charitable Enforcement)
?Securities
?State Highway
?State Police
?Technology Development Corporation
?Tobacco Settlement Enforcement
?Transit Administration
?Transportation Authority
?Treasurer
*Criminal divisions
Not every division on this list accepts a law clerk every term. You may be contacted by a division other than the ones checked above. (Rev. 10-2022)

Qualification and Experience Law Clerks should have excellent legal research and writing abilities, strong communication and team skills, a great work ethic and a good attitude. Specific schedules will be determined based upon the needs of the division and the clerk's class and extracurricular commitments, in coordination with the law clerk's supervising attorneys. Volunteer law clerks are expected to work no less than 15-20 hours per week. Law clerks may be eligible to receive course credit.

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