Job’o’th’Week (Internship Edition)
2018 Summer PSJD Project Assistants (3-4)
The Organization:
Now known as NALP, The National Association for Law Placement® was founded in 1971, during a period of rapid change in both the legal profession and legal education, in response to a perceived need by many law schools and legal employers for a common forum to discuss issues involving placement and recruitment.
NALP is dedicated to facilitating legal career counseling and planning, recruitment and retention, and the professional development of law students and lawyers.
NALP administers the PSJD (formerly PSLawNet) website.
The Position
In brief, PSJD Project Assistants make PSJD what it is. Many of the job announcements that find their way onto PSJD.org are placed there by PSJD’s Project Assistant (PA) team. During the year, the team is composed of local undergraduate students, but over the summer we open our hiring process to law students in the DC area. This position is ideal for a law student looking for ways to finance an unpaid public service internship here in Washington, DC.
The PA team’s primary task is to update and maintain database content on PSJD.org–mostly its job announcements, but also PSJD’s employer directory and resource center. The team reports directly to NALP’s Director of Public Service Initiatives and the PSJD Fellow.
Project Assistants are expected to work around twelve hours per week. Hours are flexible within normal business hours, and can be arranged around an internship or other activity. Work must be performed in our offices; telecommuting is not possible for these positions.
This at-will opportunity requires a minimum commitment of 9 weeks, to begin in late May or early June, and conclude in early to mid-August.
Ready to come work with us? Check it out your here on PSJD.