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Position: Research Student
Overview:
Working under the supervision of an experienced public defender,
research law students work with attorneys on all types of projects and
cases. Generally, research students are based in our Portland office
working on cases for attorneys in the Portland and Hillsboro offices.
Research students write legal memos, conduct legislative history research,
research case law, draft pleadings, and perform similar tasks.
Legal internships may be
performed for academic credit, or on a work-study, volunteer, or paid basis.
Paid student research
positions are generally part-time for the school year. MPD welcomes
applications from students for summer research positions provided the
student can volunteer their services, or is the recipient of a grant, or
other similar arrangements can be made.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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Conduct legal research
effectively and efficiently.
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Write clearly and succinctly.
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Able to work independently on assigned tasks
as well as to accept direction on given assignments.
Education and/or Experience:
Any law school
student, including first year students are welcome to apply. There is no
requirement that students applying for the research law student position be
certified to appear in court.
Applicants for a research
student position should be proficient in the use of computer legal research
programs and be able to use a computer to write.
Wage:
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 are preferred
but not required. |
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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
is preferred but not required. |
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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