Clerk at the Native American Rights Fund!
What is the Native American Rights Fund?
Founded in 1970, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals nationwide. NARF’s practice is concentrated in five key areas: the preservation of tribal existence; the protection of tribal natural resources; the promotion of Native American human rights; the accountability of governments to Native Americans; and the development of Indian law and educating the public about Indian rights, laws, and issues.
Summer Clerkships
NARF is currently seeking candidates for its Summer 2016 Clerkships! Each year, NARF conducts a nation-wide search for law students to participate in its Law Clerk Program. Positions are available in all three of NARF’s offices: Anchorage, AK; Boulder, CO; and Washington, D.C.
Application Deadline:
September 25, 2015
Please include in the application:
1. Cover Letter
2. Resume
3. Legal writing sample
4. Law school transcript
5. One letter of recommendation
6. References
See full clerkship description and application information here – 2016 NARF Law Clerk Ad
The online application for the Attorney General’s Honors Program (HP) and the Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) is NOW open! The deadline for law students and eligible graduates to apply is Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Honors Program information and link to the application is at http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/entry-level-attorneys. SLIP information and a link to the application are at http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/summer-law-intern-program.
Important Details:
We have approximately 217 Honors Program positions in the following components:
* Antitrust Division (14)
* Civil Division (30)
* Civil Rights Division (12)
* Criminal Division (9)
* Asset Forfeiture Fellowship Program <http://www.justice.gov/criminal/afmls/forfeiture-fellowship.html> (3) – This is a three year fellowship which may be extended or converted to a permanent position.
* Drug Enforcement Administration (3)
* Environment & Natural Resources Division (10)
* Executive Office for Immigration Review (95)
* Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of General Counsel (2) NEW!
* Federal Bureau of Prisons (4)
* Indian Country Fellowship (1)
* INTERPOL (1) NEW!
* National Security Division (5: 3 permanent and 2 three-year fellowships)
* Office of Information Policy (1) – Informal Participant
* Tax Division (12)
* U.S. Trustee Program (8)
* United States Attorneys’ Offices in Arizona, California, Ohio, and New York (7) (eligibility restrictions)
* United States Attorneys’ Offices in Vermont and Illinois (2) NEW! – Informal Participant (eligibility restrictions)
We have approximately 104 Summer Law Intern Program positions in the following components:
* Antitrust Division (23)
* Civil Division (23)
* Executive Office for Immigration Review (18)
* Federal Bureau of Prisons (11)
* Office of Information Policy (3)
* Professional Responsibility Advisory Office (2)
* Office of Legal Counsel (1) (eligibility restrictions)
* Office of the Solicitor General (2) (eligibility restrictions)
* Tax Division (15 – 20)
* U.S. Parole Commission (1)
Please spread the word about these exciting legal hiring programs and opportunities to join the United States Department of Justice! Details regarding the participating components, program eligibility guidelines, and application instructions can be found at http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers.
If you have any questions, please contact OARM Assistant Director Trisha Fillbach at Trisha.A.Fillbach@usdoj.gov.
Below is a list of current attorney and legal internship vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice. To learn more about Justice and legal careers, please visit the following website: http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers.
The online application for the Attorney General’s Honors Program (HP) and the Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) is now open. The deadline for law students and eligible graduates to apply is Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Honors Program information and a link to the application is at http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/entry-level-attorneys. SLIP information and a link to the application is at http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/summer-law-intern-program. Please spread the word about these exciting legal hiring programs and opportunities to join the United States Department of Justice! Details regarding the participating components, program eligibility guidelines, and application instructions can be found at http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers.
| Criminal Division (CRM) | Supervisory Trial Attorney (Deputy Chief – Strategy, Policy & Training Unit) | DC | 07/30/2015 |
| Criminal Division (CRM) | Experienced Trial Attorney | DC | 07/30/2015 |
| Professional Responsibility Advisory Office (PRAO) | Director | DC | 07/30/2015 |
| Criminal Division (CRM) | Trial Attorney | DC | 07/29/2015 |
| USAO Western District of Louisiana | Assistant United States Attorney | LA | 07/29/2015 |
| Criminal Division (CRM) | Experienced Trial Attorney | DC | 07/29/2015 |
| National Security Division (NSD) | Deputy Chief | DC | 07/29/2015 |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) | Attorney Advisor (Division Counsel – Public and Government Affairs) | DC | 07/29/2015 |
| USAO Southern District of California | Assistant United States Attorney | CA | 07/27/2015 |
| USAO Southern District of California | Assistant United States Attorney | CA | 07/27/2015 |
| USAO Southern District of Indiana | Assistant United States Attorney | IN | 07/24/2015 |
| Office of Tribal Justice (OTJ) | Deputy Director | DC | 07/24/2015 |
| USAO Western District of Missouri | Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) | MO | 07/24/2015 |
| Criminal Division (CRM) | Trial Attorney | DC | 07/24/2015 |
The author of a book that explains the complexities of federal Indian law and tribes’ and their members’ relationships with each other and with non-Indians will speak on current legal issues facing Native peoples Aug. 7 at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
Stephen Pevar, author of “The Rights of Indians and Tribes,” speaks at the Heard Museum Aug. 7.
Stephen L. Pevar, the author of The Rights of Indians and Tribes, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, in the Monte Vista Room at the museum, 2301 N. Central Ave. Pevar will sign copies of his book, available at $25 per copy following his presentation. Since Aug. 7 is First Friday, evening (6 to 10 p.m.) general admission to the museum – and to Pevar’s talk — is free; a $5 gate fee will be charged to visitors wishing to attend the exhibit Super Heroes: Art! Action! Adventure!
Federal Indian law continues to be a complex subject for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. In his presentation at the Heard, Pevar will touch on several topics discussed in the book, which include the powers of Indian tribes; civil and criminal jurisdiction on Indian reservations; Indian hunting, fishing and water rights; taxation in Indian country; the Indian Civil Rights Act; the Indian Child Welfare Act; and tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians.
Pevar is senior staff counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. He taught a course in federal Indian law at the University of Denver School of Law for 16 years and has lectured extensively on the subject. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Virginia School of Law. He had served for three years as staff attorney for South Dakota Legal Services on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation. Since 1976, he has been a national staff counsel for the ACLU.
Pevar has litigated some 200 federal cases involving constitutional rights, including one case in the U.S. Supreme Court. His areas of specialty include free speech, Indian rights, prisoners’ rights and the separation of church and state.
Cover of “The Rights of Indians and Tribes” by Stephen Pevar
Friday, August 7
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Cost: Free
Location:
Monte Vista Room
Event Category:
Book signing, Lectures
This two day conference which educates and helps American Indian students successfully apply to enter their graduate school of choice. The conference will walk students through the law school application process and meet with admissions directors, faculty and students. Don’t miss this opportunity.
For more information on how to apply, click on the following link:
https://aisss.asu.edu/gradpath
FEDERAL INDIAN LAW EXPERT TO SPEAK AT HEARD MUSEUM AUG. 7
Stephen Pevar is author of The Rights of Indians and Tribes
PHOENIX – The author of a book that explains the complexities of federal Indian law and tribes’ and their members’ relationships with each other and with non-Indians will speak on current legal issues facing Native peoples Aug. 7 at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
Stephen L. Pevar, the author of the 2012 book, The Rights of Indians and Tribes, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, in the Monte Vista Room at the museum, 2301 N. Central Ave. Pevar will sign copies of his book, available at $25 per copy following his presentation. Since Aug. 7 is First Friday, evening (6 to 10 p.m.) general admission to the museum – and to Pevar’s talk — is free; a $5 gate fee will be charged to visitors wishing to attend the exhibit Super Heroes: Art! Action! Adventure!
Federal Indian law continues to be a complex subject for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. In his presentation at the Heard, Pevar will touch on several topics discussed in the book, which include the powers of Indian tribes; civil and criminal jurisdiction on Indian reservations; Indian hunting, fishing and water rights; taxation in Indian country; the Indian Civil Rights Act; the Indian Child Welfare Act; and tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians.
Pevar is senior staff counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. He taught a course in federal Indian law at the University of Denver School of Law for 16 years and has lectured extensively on the subject. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Virginia School of Law. He had served for three years as staff attorney for South Dakota Legal Services on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation. Since 1976, he has been a national staff counsel for the ACLU.
Pevar has litigated some 200 federal cases involving constitutional rights, including one case in the U.S. Supreme Court. His areas of specialty include free speech, Indian rights, prisoners’ rights and the separation of church and state.
The ILP and ASU College of Law are proud to host ILP alumni and students at the Phoenix Mercury v. Atlanta Dream WNBA game. Join us as we watch Shoni Schimmel (Umatilla) take on our 2014 championship Phoenix Mercury team.
Pre-Game party starts at 5pm
Game starts at 7pm.
RSVP: law.asu.edu/alumni-rsvp
