Job o’ the Day: Summer 2013 Public Interest Projects & Publications Coordinator for NALP/PSJD in D.C.!

Are you a public interest law enthusiast and a social media pro? Want to learn more about nonprofit administration? Interested in gaining some editing/publishing experience?

If the answers to any (or all) of those questions was yes, then look no further! Today’s Job o’ the Day is for you – and, for obvious reasons, we think it’s the best summer gig around.

Our office is hiring a summer 2013 Public Interest Projects & Publications Coordinator to help us produce public interest guides and other resources. From the PSJD job listing:

The coordinator’s primary responsibilities are threefold:

  1. editing and producing the 2013 PSJD Comprehensive Fellowship Guide;
  2. developing original content for the PSJD website and blog; and
  3. contributing to the 2013-14 PSJD Federal Legal Employment Opportunities Guide’s production.

The employment period is approximately 10 weeks and includes a stipend. The position is ideal for a law or graduate student who has editing/publishing experience and is interested in public interest law and/or nonprofit administration. The coordinator serves as an integral part of the PSJD team, which has two full-time employees.

Specific responsibilities associated with the coordinator position include:

  • Research and update all PSJD online fellowship listings for use in the hard-copy guide. This is accomplished through email and phone outreach to employer organizations.
  • Search for new fellowship listings to be added to the guide.
  • Edit content and layout for publication.
  • Aggregate resources and produce original content for NALP’s annually published Federal Legal Employment Opportunities Guide.
  • Aggregate resources and produce original content for the PSJD website and blog.
  • Other tasks as assigned.

This is a full-time, summer position, requiring a 10-week commitment. The coordinator will report to NALP’s Director of Public Service Initiatives, and will also receive guidance from NALP’s PSJD Fellow. The coordinator will work in NALP’s Washington, DC office.

The stipend will be provided at $675/week. The deadline to apply is March 8, 2013. For more information, view the full job listing at PSJD.org (log-in required)!