Labor and Employment Summer Clerkship Scholarship

2011 LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SUMMER CLERKSHIP AWARD


SPONSORED BY THE WASHINGTON STATE BAR ASSOCIATION


$6,000.00 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD


DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2011 (by 12:00 Noon)

Below is information about a Summer Clerkship opportunity for 1Ls, 2Ls, and non-graduating 3Ls.

This is a scholarship award for a summer job with a public interest component funded by the WSBA Labor and Employment Section. To apply, you need to start now by contacting the potential placement where you would work, and interviewing to see if they would be willing to host you to work there if you win the Competition. The best news is that when the potential employers understand the student’s salary is paid for, they are thrilled to have a “free” summer employee, so they usually jump at the chance to have you! See details below.

The LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SUMMER CLERKSHIP COMPETITION (sponsored by the Washington State Bar Association) awards a non-graduating student (1Ls are eligible) who has shown interest and distinction or promise in labor or employment law for certain summer employment. The amount of the award varies and, in recent years, has been around $6,000.

Interested students should:

1. Read the Guidelines, posted on the Labor and Employment Law (LELA) TWEN site.

2. Decide which qualifying agency you would like to work for. A list of qualifying agencies is in the Guidelines, and, if you feel another would be your choice, but is not listed, ask Professor Martin if it meets the requirements for acceptable placements set forth in the Guidelines.

3. Interview at your chosen agency, and verify with them that, if you win, they will allow you to work there (for free!) this summer. If so, submit your application by 12:00 noon on Monday, April 18, 2011, per the Guidelines.

For further information, contact the Labor and Employment Law Faculty Advisor Professor Natasha Martin (nmartin@seattleu.edu) or see the LELA TWEN site for details.