SCALL Summer Internship Application
Summer 2017
Apply for a summer internship at a local law library! Interns will work approximately 20 hours per week up to 5 weeks during the summer. Interns will earn $12 per hour- that’s about $1,100 over the internship!
Eligibility Requirement
The internship is open to current 11th and 12th grade students only. Must be able to provide their own transportation to and from their internship site and proof of authorization to work in the U.S. Some internship sites require a government-issued ID.
DEADLINE:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31st by 3 PM
Students must submit both a resume and application to Mr. Beltrán in the Resource Room 514.
Contact Information:
Full Name: ______
High School: ______
Academy/SLC (if applicable): ______
I am currently a: [ ] Junior [ ] Senior
Authorized to Work in The U.S.? [ ] Yes [ ] No
Birthdate: ______
Home Address:
______
(Street Address) (Apt #)
______
(City) (State) (Zip)
Phone Numbers:
(____)______(____)______
(Home Number) (Cell Phone)
Email Address:
______
Internship Preferences:
Carefully read the descriptions on page 3-4 AND look at the location of each site to decide which would be the best fit for you. Rank your top three choices for internship placement:
1st Choice: ______
2nd Choice: ______
3rd Choice: ______
Schedule of Availability:
The official start date of the internship program will be July 5 and the last day of the program will be August 4. However, within those dates, the specific internship work dates and times will be arranged between the intern and the site supervisor.
Please select the option that applies to you below:
[ ] I am completely available to work at the internship site between the program dates of July 5 and August 4. I am free to work any day of the work week at any time.
[ ] I am partially available to work between the internship program dates above. Explain your schedule conflicts in the space below.
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Additional Questions:
Government-Issued ID
Some, but not all, internship sites require a Government-Issued ID.
[ ] Yes, I have a Government-Issued ID
[ ] No, I do not have a Government-Issued ID
Transportation
This internship does not offer a transportation stipend.
[ ] I have looked up the location of my preferred internship sites and determined that I can commute to and from my internship using:
[ ] My own car
[ ] Carpool with a friend or family member
[ ] Public Transportation
[ ] Other: ______
Final Question:
[ ] Yes, I have attached my resume.
Internship Sites:
Carefully read the descriptions below AND look at the location of each site to decide which would be the best fit for you.
LA City Attorney’s Office (1 internship available)
Location: 200 N. Main Street, 6th floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
Organization Description: The LA City Attorney’s Office represents the City of Los Angeles in all legal proceedings. The intern for this position will work in the Central Trials unit, which prosecutes misdemeanors that occur inside the City of Los Angeles.
Job Duties and Professional Learning: Interns will be assisting staff with data entry, filing cases and helping to organize the file room. In the past, interns have watched trials that our attorneys are prosecuting.
Schedule: Hours are flexible as staff is in the office from 7 AM – 6 PM. Usually the interns work from around 8:30 – 4 PM. They are given time off from lunch.
Skills: Must be detail-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Special Requirement: Must have a CA ID.
CA Court of Appeal (1 internship available)
Location: 300 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Organization Description: The California Second District Court of Appeal is composed of 32 justices in 8 divisions (one division with four justices is in Ventura). Our court is where cases appealed from the Superior (trial) courts in our region are briefed and argued, and where justices and their judicial research attorneys ponder the record and conduct legal research on the issues presented. The library plays an important role by providing books, databases, training, and other support to the research process.
Job Duties and Professional Learning: The intern will gain experience in learning the Library of Congress classification system (used by virtually every college and university library), shelving books used by the justices, judicial attorneys, judicial assistants and the many summer legal externs (law students) from around the country. In addition to shelving, the intern will learn how to update legal materials. This is essential work as laws change, and the judicial interpretation of laws change, and researchers must update their work constantly. Law firms hire filers, and it is a great part-time job for college students--usually with flexible hours and above-minimum wage pay. Interns deliver materials to justices’ chambers and help with technology at the library. In addition, the intern will take on special projects which have included digitization of legislative histories and other documents, shifting books from crowded areas to enable the collection to grow, and may include expanding the digital collection this year. The intern will be able to watch some appellate (and even Supreme Court) oral arguments, and the librarians will help him/her locate cases of interest. The intern will have an extraordinary understanding of the court, the Clerk’s office, judicial chambers, as well as the role of security and confidentiality essential to justice for the parties to the appeals. The intern will be able to attend training sessions on such legal information services as LexisNexis, Westlaw, HeinOnline, Ravellaw and others.
Schedule: We are incredibly flexible as librarians are on staff from 7:30am until 6:00pm Monday through Friday. We would appreciate at least three days a week, with a minimum of 4 hours per shift, just to maintain training and skills.
Skills: The intern can be shy or outgoing, so long as they like to smile. This is a collegial environment, and people genuinely enjoy the intellectual challenges of their jobs. Being organized, able to prioritize tasks, with the ability to plan multiple stops on a delivery trip through the building will help. Interns learn new skills that will serve them well in college. The dress code is business casual (no tie or suit required) and we have casual-casual-dress Fridays. Interest in law or public policy will make this summer even more interesting.
Special Requirement: Must have a government-issued ID.
LA Law Library (2 internships available)
Location: 301 W 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Organization Description: LA Law Library is a vibrant community education center in Los Angeles County and a leader in providing public access to legal knowledge, putting national and international sources of law into the hands of those seeking legal information.
Job Duties and Professional Learning: Internship opportunities are available in the Collection Management Services, Communications, and Patron Services departments. Each intern will be able to work in at least two of these departments. Some examples of job responsibilities include but are not limited to filing, reorganizing and alphabetizing paperwork and library materials, re-labeling and organizing withdrawn library materials for resale; assisting with marketing projects to promote LA Law Library classes and events. In addition to daily work responsibilities, the intern will have the opportunity to attend an LA Law Library board meeting. By attending the board meeting, the intern will gain a better understanding of how the library is governed and functions as a whole.
Schedule: The work hours range from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM on MTWThF.
Skills: Computer skills: able to use programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel, Strong organizational skills, Time management skills and Willingness to learn new tasks and ask questions when in doubt.
UCLA Law Library (1 internship available)
Location: 385 Charles E Young Dr E #1112, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Organization Description: The UCLA Law Library is highly service-oriented and provides a wide range of innovative services to the Law School community. The intern will work in the Access & Information Services Department, which includes circulation, reserves, stacks management, archival processing and a number of document delivery services. The intern will be supervised by both the Stacks Coordinator and the Document Delivery Manager.
Job Duties and Professional Learning: We have a large variety of projects planned for this summer and the intern will assist with many of these projects; we may have flexibility to accommodate specific interests of the intern. The projects will include shelving, paging and photocopying library materials, shelf-reading, conducting searches for lost or missing materials, paging and photocopying books and articles from the other campus libraries, and working on special projects as assigned, such as working with and scanning materials in our archives. The student is assigned to perform duties in the stacks at the Law Library and in other campus libraries for our various document delivery services. The intern will gain experience working in a large academic law library. He/she will learn how to work with the Library of Congress call number system and perform searches using a library catalog. The intern will become familiar with the layout and collections of a large law library, as well as learn how to read legal citations and gain basic familiarity of legal materials. In working with our “Courier Service,” the intern will learn about many other campus libraries. He/she will work independently while going to other campus libraries to locate articles for photocopying and checking out books on behalf of our faculty. Sometimes this requires independent problem solving if the citations are incorrect or seeking assistance from librarians at the other campus libraries. The intern will also learn about scanning books, journals and archival materials.
Schedule: Work hours are flexible, anytime between 9-5pm M-F.
Skills: Because there is some physical work entailed, we do need someone who has the ability to lift (10-15 lbs.), shelve and shift books and push loaded book carts. It would help to have someone who is detail-oriented, but at a minimum, we need someone who listens well and is good at following instructions from the supervisor. Most of the duties require someone who is good at working independently.
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