Internship Opportunities
| Where: | The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security The ABA offices are located at 740 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC three blocks from Metro Center or the Farragut West Metro and very accessible by bus. |
| When: | 2-3 days a week (flexible) each semester and Summer as well. |
| What: | Seeking an individual to intern with the committee. The position is an unpaid internship. |
| Duties: | Will include assisting the Director in the development and execution of daily business of the committee. Will assist and attend meetings, programs and cover hearings or other business on Capitol Hill on behalf of the Standing Committee. Issues include terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, information warfare, rule of law or homeland security. Intern will work on monthly newsletter (proofreading, research) and will assist with annual conferences and monthly breakfast programs featuring prominent speakers in the national security law area. Intern will also assist in website maintenance. |
| Requirements: | Undergraduate applicants need to be of Junior year standing
or higher. Recent graduates and Graduate students are also welcome
to apply. Knowledge of HTML or Adobe Acrobat and Pagemaker; and Microsoft applications preferred. |
| Background on Committee:
The Standing Committee on Law and National Security conducts studies, sponsors programs and conferences, and administers working groups on law and national security related issues. The committee's activities are designed to assist policymakers, to educate lawyers, the media and the public, and to enable the committee to make recommendations to the American Bar Association governing body. The standing committee provides research and advice on such subjects as: the congressional role in intelligence oversight, the legal system's ability to cope with transnational terrorism, the promotion of the rule of law in the intelligence and law enforcement communities, operations international law in the conduct of the military, and the role of law in preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. If interested: Please submit a cover letter and resume to: Holly McMahon, Staff Director |
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Division for Public Services 2009 - 2010 Clerkships
The Division offers two Clerkship opportunities:
The first is a ten-week Spring/Summer Clerkship open by competition, reviewed on a rolling basis and offering students entering into their second or third year at an ABA-accredited law school the opportunity to design and complete a legal research and writing project in substantive areas of Division concern. If of acceptable quality, the Division may publish the resultant monograph. Applicants must be members of the ABA Law Student Division and may join at http://www.abanet.org/lsd/home.html.
The second is a Fall/Winter Clerkship and typically involves conducting project research and writing; developing information for directories and other databases; coordinating survey development, distribution and results; or editing manuscripts for publication. Applicants may be undergraduate or law school students depending on project need.
- New!! 2009-2010 Clerkship Flyer
- Shanda Moyers, a 3L at Stetson University School of Law, was the winner of the 2007-2008 PSD Clerkship. Shanda's research focused on the small segment of the long-term homeless population with the most pronounced barriers to self-sufficiency, primarily mental health and/or substance abuse issues. Her research evaluated the effectiveness of legislation and the use of the criminal justice system in combating street homelessness in comparison with the effectiveness of measures employing outreach and the Housing First model.
- 2005 Winner of the PSD Summer Internship
- Criminal Responsibility and Multiple Personality Defendants, a monograph produced by our 1997 Internship winner,
Ms. Sabra Owens.
- Article by 2005 Winner, Dr. Andrea Blau, Mental & Physical Disability Reporter, Vol. 30, Issue 1
Also, see our article in the September issue of the ABA Law Student Division's Student Lawyer magazine. Visit the ABA Law Student Division at http://www.abanet.org/lsd/home.html.
