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The OA Unpaid Student Internship Program is designed to attract students enrolled in a wide variety of educational institutions (ranging from undergraduate to graduate school) to work in the Office of Administration and explore Federal careers while still in school. This program exposes students to jobs in the Federal civil service by providing meaningful development work at the beginning of their career, before their careers paths are fully established.
Begin a challenging and exciting internship with the Executive Office of the President (EOP) providing support to the President of the United States. The EOP is comprised of The White House, Executive Residence, Office of the Vice President, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Office of the National Drug Control Policy, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Administration, National Security Council, Council on Environmental Quality, and Council of Economic Advisers. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President's Message to the American people, to promoting our trade interests abroad. The Office of Administration (OA) is currently seeking enthusiastic and dedicated students to serve as unpaid student interns to assist in the performance of its mission of providing support services for the President. To learn more about the Office of Administration, please visit http://www.WhiteHouse.gov/OA. OA views student interns as the future of the Federal workforce. The Office of Administration Student Internship Program provides the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills. Participants in the program will be exposed to the Federal work environment and will learn about the mission of the Office of Administration and its role and responsibility to the Executive Office of the President.
02/22/2017 to 03/30/2017
$0 - $0 without compensation
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464664400
The Office of the General Counsel, Office of Administration, Executive Office of the President, offers qualified and highly motivated law students the opportunity to work side by side with practicing lawyers in the EOP legal community. Law clerks work under the direct supervision of a practicing lawyer performing a wide variety of substantive legal assignments requiring superior legal analysis, research, and communication skills. The Office of the General Counsel's "small firm" environment provides law clerks with the opportunity to work closely with senior attorneys, gain practical legal experience, and network with other law students and graduate students in client offices. The clerkships are uncompensated.
Specifically, we seek one or two law students to assist in providing legal counsel to offices that serve the President of the United States. The practice of law at the EOP reflects the broad nature of the work of the Presidency; the Office of the General Counsel is a full-service corporate practice providing not only transactional, but regulatory and administrative legal services to the EOP. Summer 2017 law clerk positions are available within the Office of Administration with an anticipated start date of Monday, June 5, 2017 and an anticipated end date of Friday, August 4, 2017 . The students are expected to work at least 20-40 hours per week for the duration of the internship; we are willing to accommodate shorter terms or alternate schedules for extenuating circumstances.
Applicants must be currently enrolled in an ABA-accredited Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Master of Laws (LL.M.) program and must have completed one full year of graduate legal education. Applicants must have at least a cumulative (overall) 3.0 grade point average (GPA); and remain in good academic standing. When deciding which candidates are qualified for an interview, we look at the total application package including law school courses and GPA; law review or law journal participation; national or regional moot court competition participation; and other special qualifications (such as another advanced degree, foreign language skills, prior work experience related to government operations). Writing samples will be evaluated for legal research, analytical and writing skills (i.e., organization, grammar, spelling, and persuasiveness).
Please see "Key Requirements" for requirements of the position.
As outlined in this announcement, all applicants must be enrolled in a degree seeking academic program.
If selected, you will be required to sign a Nondisclosure Form.
If selected, you are required to complete a background investigation suitability check and pre-employment drug screening.
If selected, you are required to show proof of enrollment in a degree seeking academic program for the dates of the internship.
Interns will be provided Transportation Subsidy Benefits (TSB) based on the current Federal TSBP regulations. http://www.wmata.com/business/employer_fare_program/
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Statement: http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/index.cfm
Males born after 12-31-1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/)
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the application process is completed in its entirety, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. Qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interviews.
TAG:Accepted/Required Docs
Resume which MUST include the following information: announcement number and job title for which you are applying; beginning and ending dates (mo/yr) for paid or non-paid work experience; and average number of hours worked per week.
Education - You must provide a copy of your college transcript or an appropriate list of completed courses with the credit hours received. The transcript may be unofficial or photocopy at time of application, but MUST provide the original if selected.You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on TAG:Closing Date to receive consideration.
To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
It is applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered, or uploaded (i.e., resume, veteran's documentation, completed assessment, and SF-50's) are received and accurate. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your application. If a document is not in legible format, applicant will not be able to view it in Application Manager which means applicant must again upload or fax the documentation by the closing date of this announcement.
Application packages will NOT be accepted via mail. Due to security processes, mail delivery takes approximately 2-3 weeks to process at which time the vacancy announcement will be closed and no further consideration will be given to additional application packages.
You may check your application status by logging into your USAJOBS account. Within two weeks of the closing date, your application will be reviewed and rated. Ratings will be determined based on the documents and information received by the closing date. The most highly qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration. If you are selected for an interview, the hiring manager will contact you directly. Once a hiring decision is made, we will notify all applicants of their final status.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/464664400. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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