Law Student - Government in Baltimore, MD

Government

Baltimore, MD

Law Student - Government in Baltimore, MD

Law Student

No

Applications for the summer are accepted beginning in January 2025.

Job Title: Summer 2025 Law Clerk
Organization: **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.
Department: Parental Defense Division

Experience:
- Must be a current law student or recent law school graduate
- Prior legal experience preferred but not required
- Demonstrated interest in social justice and criminal defense work

Salary Information:
- Unpaid volunteer position
- Opportunities for externs seeking credits or sponsorship for outside funding applications

Overview:
- OPD provides opportunities for law students in various offices across Maryland
- Parental Defense Division represents parents whose children are at risk of being taken by the government
- Law clerks work with attorneys to provide client-centered, team-based representation
- Duties include client contact, witness preparation, investigations, and trial preparation

Application Process:
- Applications accepted on a rolling basis
- Summer, spring, and fall start dates available
- Final placement decisions made based on candidate's preferences
- Application materials must be submitted through centralized process, with final selections made by individual offices
- Specific placement preferences recommended for better chances of acceptance
- Orientation mandatory for all summer students, held virtually in May 2025

Job Description:
- Hands-on experience for current law students
- Assist in client-centered and team-based representation of OPD clients
- Fully integrated into trial teams and working closely with attorneys, investigators, paralegals, social workers, and support staff
- Opportunities for research and writing, witness preparation, investigations, and trial preparation
- Possibility of virtual or modified opportunities due to ongoing pandemic

H1: "Summer 2025 Law Clerk Opportunity with **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***."
H2: "Gain Hands-On Experience in Social Justice and Criminal Defense Work as a Law Clerk with OPD's Parental Defense Division"

- OPD offers opportunities for law students to gain hands-on experience in client-centered and team-based representation
- Law clerks work with attorneys and other staff to ensure the best representation for clients
- Applications accepted on a rolling basis for summer, spring, and fall start dates
- Mandatory orientation for all summer students held virtually in May 2025
- Unpaid volunteer positions with potential for externship credits or sponsorship for outside funding applications
- Must be a current law student or recent law school graduate with a demonstrated interest in social justice and criminal defense work

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