Office of the City Attorney Summer Law Clerk Program

        The City of Miami Office of the City Attorney has established a summer law clerk program for law students with an express interest in public service. The Office of the City Attorney provides legal advice and serves as counsel to the City’s elected public officials as well as all appointed officials, all boards and departments. The legal work provided by attorneys in the Office of the City Attorney includes civil rights and tort litigation, commercial and real estate transactions, land use and regulation, public records, ethics and election law, legislation, labor and employment, workers’ compensation, and code enforcement.

          The summer program participation period is June 5, 2006, through August 11, 2006. Preference will be given to law students entering their third year of law school in the fall of 2006. Students are paid $16.50 an hour. Each clerk is expected to remain in the program for the full length of the program commitment (10 weeks). Vacations or non-emergency absences will not be allowed during the 10-week period. The clerkship is designed to provide each student with a positive and realistic experience in the practice of municipal law. The assignments are screened to assure that clerks gain practical exposure to civil litigation as well as various areas of practice unique to municipal law offices. At the commencement of the clerkship, there will be an orientation session wherein the law clerks will receive general instructions concerning office policy and procedures and a presentation from each of the practice areas. The summer clerks will be afforded an opportunity to accompany the City Attorney to at least one meeting of the City Commission and accompany Assistant City Attorneys to federal and state courts, advisory board meetings, and quasi-judicial board hearings in conjunction with their assignments.

          Law students wishing to serve as paid or volunteer law clerks during the Summer of 2006 (June through August) should submit their application by March 6, 2006. The Office of the City Attorney is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity as an asset to the organization.

          Please send an application consisting of a cover letter, resume, law school transcript, writing sample, and three references to:
 

Julie Ofelia Bru, Deputy City Attorney Office of the City Attorney, City of Miami 444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, Suite 945 Miami, Florida 33130

       The Office of the City Attorney values diversity as an asset to the organization and encourages minorities, women, people of color, and persons with disabilities to apply.