Law Student - Government in Lansing, MI

Government

Lansing, MI

Law Student - Government in Lansing, MI

Law Student

Min 2 yrs required

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Organization: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Job Title: Summer Law Clerk
Experience: s
Salary: Unpaid
Department: Bureau of Consumer Protection
Duration: 8-12 weeks

Overview:
- The **Members Only** is responsible for enforcing consumer protection laws and regulations.
- The Bureau offers a summer law clerk program for second-year law students interested in consumer protection issues.
- Each law clerk will work with each of the Bureau's divisions, gaining experience in various areas of consumer protection.
- The program is small, with typically eight clerks, allowing for meaningful assignments and integration with investigative teams.
- Law clerks will have the opportunity to demonstrate their writing, analytical, and advocacy skills through assignments such as drafting pleadings and attending hearings and depositions.
- Each law clerk will be paired with an attorney mentor.
- The program is unpaid and typically lasts 8-12 weeks.
- Applicants must be . citizens and have completed two years of law school.
- Applicants must also be continuing in legal studies in the fall semester following their clerkship.
- For more information, interested applicants can email ****.

Eligibility:
- Must be a . citizen.
- Must have completed two years of law school.
- Must be continuing in legal studies in the fall semester following the clerkship.

Responsibilities:
- Work with each of the Bureau's divisions, including Advertising Practices, Enforcement, Financial Practices, Marketing Practices, and Privacy and Identity Protection.
- Draft pleadings, discovery requests and responses.
- Appear at hearings and depositions with Bureau attorneys.
- Attend meetings with parties and their outside counsel.
- Lead interview calls and summarize findings through written reports.
- Review documents.
- Research a wide range of legal issues.

Duration:
- Typically 8-12 weeks.

Salary:
- Unpaid.

Application Process:
- Interested applicants can email ****.
- Applicants must be . citizens and have completed two years of law school.
- Applicants must also be continuing in legal studies in the fall semester following their clerkship.
- For summer employment opportunities outside of Washington, DC, applicants can contact the FTC's Regional Offices directly.

About the Organization:
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is responsible for enforcing consumer protection laws and regulations.
- The Bureau of Consumer Protection is a division of the FTC, with a mandate to protect consumers against unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices.
- The Bureau's actions include investigations, litigation, rulemaking proceedings, and consumer and business education.
- The FTC also works to inform Congress and other government entities of the impact of proposed actions on consumers.