Clerkship Program

Texas Public Policy Foundation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 16,740 - 33,480; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend upon completion of clerkship

Potential academic credit for work

Job summary

The Texas Public Policy Foundation is seeking ambitious legal clerkship candidates to join their litigation team. This opportunity offers hands-on experience in public interest litigation, preparing candidates for careers in law with substantial practical involvement in current cases. Successful applicants will possess strong research and writing capabilities, the adaptability to respond to various legal challenges, and a commitment to advancing individual liberties.

Qualifications

• Flexible and project-oriented self-starters.
• Demonstrated ability to apply mission-centered common sense.
• Open-minded and hardworking.

Responsibilities

• Assist litigation team with active litigation matters.
• Participate in drafting appellate and amicus briefs.
• Work closely with staff attorneys and the Director.

Skills

Research

Writing

Interpersonal skills

Education

Current law students or recent graduates

Job description

Texas Public Policy Foundation Clerkship Program

The Texas Public Policy Foundation is in search of high caliber legal clerkship candidates interested in working on cutting edge public interest litigation with the Foundation’s litigation team, the Center for the American Future. The Center launches legal challenges at the administrative, district, and appellate court levels on behalf of ordinary people whose lives, liberty, and property are threatened by government action in defiance of the Constitution.

Expectations

Law clerks will be assigned to the Foundation’s litigation center and work directly with its Director and staff attorneys. Clerks gain real world experience working on active litigation matters, appellate briefs, and amicus briefs in collaboration with our team, based on their individual talents and the needs of the Foundation. The Foundation is non-partisan, but a broad commitment to advancing individual liberty and limited constitutional government is a must.

Successful Law Clerks

Our clerkship class consists of current law students and recent graduates who are flexible, project-oriented self-starters who can work with a wide range of leadership types. Our clerks have gone on to secure positions with state and federal judges, the Texas Attorney General’s office, the Texas Governor’s office and within the Foundation itself. The most successful applicants are open-minded and hardworking, with good research, writing, and interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated ability to apply mission-centered common sense to a daily routine.

Complete applications should have:

• A cover letter (indicating the semester or summer you are able to clerk in)

• A short bio,

• Your resume and

• A writing sample.

Compensation

Full time and part time law clerks will be paid a stipend upon completion of their clerkship.If your law school permits, we’re happy to work with you to earn academic credit for your work at the Foundation.