Wednesday, October 22, 2008

AARP Summer Clerkship in D.C.


The AARP Foundation Litigation is now accepting applications from second-year law students, which includes a salary for summer 2009 clerkship in Washington, DC ($22 per hour for 12 weeks, approximately $9,240) and scholarship ($10,000), for The AARP Foundation Litigation Herbert Semmel Elder Law Fellowship. The SemmelFellow will work with public interest attorneys on major cases in state and federal court affecting the rights of olderAmericans. Following a three month summer clerkship at AFL, the Fellow will prepare a manuscript for a law reviewarticle on an elder issue to be submitted for publication by the end of the 2009-2010 academic year. All applicationdocuments should be combined into one Word or PDF file and emailed to the AARP Office of Academic Affairs at academicaffairs@aarp.org (reference letter should be sent separately). For any questions please call Dr. Betsy Sprouse inAcademic Affairs at (202) 434-6362. Applications are due on November 7, 2008.