PSLawNet Jobs Report: January 17, 2011
Need a job or internship? During the last week PSLawNet has posted: 75 new attorney positions, 48 new internships, and 24 new law related opportunities. Additionally, there are currently 1,137 active opportunities in our job database. To search the database visit PSLawNet.
Featured New Positions:
The Kentucky Equal Justice Center seeks an attorney with experience in health care law and policy and demonstrated commitment to public interest advocacy as our new Health Law Fellow. The Health Law Fellow will work as a multi-forum advocate on a policy agenda for low income Kentuckians through:
- Policy research and advocacy: researching policy opportunities and best practices for health care coverage, access and quality; analyzing and commenting on state and federal proposals; preparing briefing papers on promising options and current issues.
- Communications and coalition building: participating in state and national networks focused on health; providing policy support to Kentucky public interest partners; communicating with decision-makers and the public on new developments and proposals.
- Litigation: filing selected cases with a focus on health care eligibility, cost, quality and coverage.
Applications are being accepted through January 27, 2011. Visit PSLawNet for full details.
The University of North Carolina Center for Civil Rights is seeking summer interns to work under the direct supervision of the Center’s Senior Managing Attorney Mark Dorosin; Staff Attorney Elizabeth Haddix, and Attorney Fellows Benita Jones and Peter Gilbert, on a variety of civil rights issues including: public school desegregation and integration; equitable and adequate public school funding; municipal inclusion; fair housing; and land retention. The deadline to apply is February 12, 2011. Check PSLawNet for additional details and application instructions.
Featured Public Service Career Resource:
Have an interview? Make sure you go well prepared . . . Take a look at PSLawNet’s Interviewing Tips for Post-Graduate Jobs. Here are just a few as a teaser:
- Do mock interviews. Participating in mock interviews (which can be set up through your career services office) will help you identify areas which may require more preparation and calm your nerves by giving you a sense of how an actual interview will progress.
- Think broadly when researching the employer organization. Many job seekers research employer organizations’ websites and memorize facts/figures (“there are so many attorneys on staff, so many in this particular unit, etc.”). These facts are certainly useful, but remember to step back and look at the larger public interest community in which the employer operates: who it collaborates with, how it is funded, whether it has a longer-term strategic plan, etc.
- Good interview questions. Always be prepared to ask the interviewer questions. Below are some examples:
- How did your interviewer get to their job?
- What do they find to be the most challenging facet of their work?
- What are three things they find rewarding about their work?
- What attributes are required to successfully do the job you’re applying for? (This may present a chance to further sell yourself by noting that you possess them.)
- What is the supervisory structure for your position?