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Position: Certified Law Student
Overview:
Working under the supervision of an experienced public defender,
certified law students perform all the functions of a misdemeanor attorney.
Legal internships may be performed for academic credit, or on a work-study,
volunteer, or paid basis.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide effective timely legal services to
clients of MPD as assigned by the supervising attorney. Involved in all facets of criminal case
activity, including attending court and conducting client interviews.
Education and/or Experience:
Students who are in their second, third or fourth year of law school are
eligible for State Bar certification upon completion of courses in Evidence
and Civil Procedure, allowing them to make supervised appearances in court
as a certified law student.
Students must be certified by their law
school through the Oregon Supreme Court (see Oregon Supreme Court Rule of
Admission 13). Certification forms are available through your law school and
the State Bar Association. The certification procedure includes a fee
payable to the State Bar for students who have never been certified; there
is no fee for recertification. Fees are the responsibility of the student.
Students who apply for this program must be
prepared to work full time during the summer and part time during the school
year. It is important for certified law students hired into the
Multnomah County Misdemeanor section to be available for pretrial
conferences on Friday mornings.
Wages:
This is an hourly, non-exempt position paying
$11.00 per hour.
Application Process:
Our hiring process
involves a paper screening of all applications. Those applicants deemed most
qualified for our firm will be invited for an initial interview.
You
will be notified whether or not you are eligible for a second interview. If
so, you will be given a time frame as to when the second interviews will be
conducted.
---------------- The following items are required in order to process your
application ----------------
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1.
MPD application*. |
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2. A cover letter
introducing yourself. |
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3. An expanded resume
to include education, bar memberships or anticipated bar memberships,
and publications. |
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4. Samples of your
legal writing, preferably in the area of criminal law. |
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5. A copy of your
most current law school transcript (which need not be certified) with
an explanation of your school's grading system. |
Please mail or fax all of your application
materials to:
Metropolitan Public Defender
Attn: Human Resources
630 SW 5th Ave., Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
Fax: 503-295-0316
Email:
jobs@mpdlaw.com
Note: All applications are in PDF format. You may need
to download
Adobe® Reader®.
Before contacting us, please consult our
Adobe
Acrobat help if you experience issues
while trying to access the online application page.
*Please print additional
Employment History forms if needed in
order to supply a complete job history.
Incomplete application packages will not be considered for
initial interview. If you experience trouble obtaining any application
materials, please contact Human Resources at 503-225-9100.
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