The Palm Beach County Bar Association is seeking candidates for its Diversity Law Student Internship Program. The criteria for internship eligibility are listed below. Students are invited to complete an application if they meet the following criteria:
ELIGIBILITY: Applicants must be first and second year diverse law students from a State of Florida School of Law with an interest in employment in Palm Beach County.
CRITERIA FOR *Academic Performance - Top 50% of the class.
SELECTION: *Involvement and Leadership in Law School Organization(s)
*Law School Awards and Honors
*Community Service Activities
INTERNSHIP Work Days:
INFORMATION: To be independently set by student and participant
Work Hours: Up to 40 hours per week (to be determined by employer)
Pay Rate: (Firms) $10.00 - $15.00 per hour (to be determined by employer)
(Government) $1200.00 stipend
Program Length: June 20, 2011 through August 5, 2011
COMMITMENT: Applicants must be committed to participate and attend work on a regular basis. An intern's failure to attend work on a regular basis jeopardizes the program's ability to maintain and obtain volunteer participants.
EXPERIENCE VERSUS MONETARY GAIN:Please note the internships provided are separate from the firms' or governmental agencies' regular internship programs. The firms and governmental agencies have volunteered to in the internship program. Thus, if you are more interested in the monetary aspect of the internship, than the experience, then this internship may not be for you. However, if you are interested in gaining legal experience and potential employment opportunities in Palm Beach County, then please apply. An internship is not an offer of employment.
Find the application at:
http://www.palmbeachbar.org/downloads/Internship_application.pdf