Law Clerk Internship, Spring: Organization, Salary Information, and Qualifications
Organization: Office of the Attorney General, State of Maryland
Salary Information: Volunteer position, may be eligible for course credit
Job Title: Law Clerk
Experience: Law students with excellent legal research and writing abilities, strong communication and team skills, and a good work ethic and attitude are encouraged to apply. Specific schedules will be determined based on the needs of the division and the clerk's class and extracurricular commitments, in coordination with the law clerk's supervising attorneys. Law clerks are expected to work no less than 15-20 hours per week.
Overview of Attorney General Agencies & Divisions:
- The Office of the Attorney General represents the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, which is responsible for developing and implementing policies, plans, programs, and practices to preserve and protect the state's natural resources.
- Major programs within the Department of Natural Resources include the State's Forest Service, Park Service, Fisheries Service, Wildlife and Heritage Service, and the Natural Resources Police.
- The Department also houses the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Commission and the Maryland Environmental Trust.
- Attorneys in the Office of the Attorney General advise these programs on contractual and regulatory actions, undertake both affirmative and defensive litigation on their behalf, and review proposed real estate transactions.
- The #***# is the largest and finest law firm in the state and has a distinguished history of addressing complex legal issues successfully.
- The Office's work encompasses criminal investigations and prosecutions, securities and antitrust actions, environmental enforcement, civil litigation, appellate advocacy, and representation of the State of Maryland in virtually every legal arena.
- The Law Clerk Program gives participants a chance to help the Office make a difference in communities all across the State.
Description:
The Office of the Attorney General sponsors a volunteer Law Clerk program that provides law students with an opportunity to serve the citizens of Maryland in a wide range of legal fields. Law clerks have opportunities to perform legal research and writing, participate in witness and client interviews, and assist with litigation of claims filed with Maryland's trial, administrative, and appellate courts.
Qualifications:
- Law clerks should have excellent legal research and writing abilities, strong communication and team skills, a great work ethic, and a good attitude.
- Specific schedules will be determined based on the needs of the division and the clerk's class and extracurricular commitments, in coordination with the law clerk's supervising attorneys.
- Law clerks are expected to work no less than 15-20 hours per week.
- Law clerks may be eligible to receive course credit.
How to Apply:
- Students should submit the Law Clerk Application Form, a cover letter, a resume, and an unofficial transcript in PDF format to Ronda Kirk at rkirk@oag.state.md.us. Please write “Law Clerk Program Application” in the subject line.
- Applicants who are invited for an interview may also be asked for a writing sample or references.
- To complete the application form, students can identify their preferred practice areas and divisions they would like to explore during the term.
- The application deadline is October 15 for Spring, March 1 for Summer, and August 15 for Fall.
- For any questions about the office, the Law Clerk Program, or the application form, students can contact Ronda Kirk.
- Administrative Proceedings
- Advice to Client Agencies
- Appellate Litigation
- Business and Finance
- Civil Enforcement
- Contracts
- Criminal Law
- Policy and Legislation
- Regulatory Enforcement
- Torts
- Transactions
- Trial Litigation
Divisions:
- Aging
- Antitrust
- Budget and Management
- Civil Litigation
- Consumer Protection - Mediation
- Consumer Protection – Enforcement
- Consumer Protection – Legislative
- Contract Litigation
- Correctional Litigation
- Courts and Judicial Affairs
- Criminal Appeals
- Criminal Division – Environmental Crimes
- Criminal Division – Fraud and Corruption
- Criminal Division – Insurance Fraud
- Criminal Division – Medicaid Fraud and Vulnerable Victims
- Criminal Division – Organized Crime
- Education (K-12)
- Emergency Management
- Environment
- Environmental Service
- General Assembly
- General Services
- Health
- Health Benefits Exchange
- Health Education and Advocacy
- Health Occupations Prosecution and Litigation
- Higher Education
- Higher Education Commission
- Housing and Community Development
- Human Services
- Independent Investigations Unit
- Information Technology
- Juvenile Services
- Labor
- Lottery and Gaming
- Motor Vehicle Administration
- Natural Resources
- OAG Executive Office – Civil Rights
- OAG Executive Office - Equity, Policy, and Engagement
- OAG Executive Office – General Counsel
- OAG Executive Office – Legislative Affairs
- Opinions and Advice
- Peoples’ Insurance Counsel
- Planning
- Public Access/Open Government
- Public Safety and Correctional Services
- Retirement and Pension
- Secretary of State (Charitable Enforcement)
- Securities
- State Highway
- State Police
- Technology Development Corporation
- Tobacco Settlement Enforcement
- Transit Administration
- Transportation Authority
- Treasurer
Note: Not every division on this list accepts a law clerk every term. Applicants may be contacted by a division other than the ones they have checked above.
