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Volunteer/Unpaid Legal Interns, Fall 2012
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Torts Branch
Office of Constitutional and Specialized Torts
Office of Vaccine Litigation
Washington, DC
About the Office: The Vaccine Litigation Group represents the interests of the Secretary of Health and Human Services in all cases filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. The cases involve claims of injury as a result of the receipt of certain vaccines.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The Vaccine Litigation Group is currently seeking undergraduate students for a limited number of Fall 2012 volunteer (unpaid), part-time legal intern positions.
Interns work closely with attorneys and paralegals on substantive matters in all stages of litigation. Indeed, the position offers a unique experience in public service. The legal and medical issues at stake in each case vary greatly. Attorneys and staff in the group handle heavy case loads, and while streamlined procedures are utilized, cases frequently involve complex liability and damages issues. The Group is obliged to ensure that the Vaccine Trust Fund, from which damage awards are paid, is protected and, where eligibility criteria are met, that fair compensation is distributed to those whom Congress has intended. Attorneys appear frequently before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which affords interns the opportunity to gain experience in trial and appellate practice. More information about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program can be found at http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/.
Interns should be able to start on or about September 4, 2012, and be able to commit 12 to 20 hours a week, for approximately 12 weeks, to the office.
Qualifications: Applicants should have excellent academic credentials (top 15% of class preferred), writing, and interpersonal skills, exhibit good judgment, and have an interest in health care litigation. Experience in some legal courses or with law-related work is strongly preferred. Experience in medicine/science is strongly preferred but not required. Current undergraduate juniors and seniors and MPH candidates are eligible for the positions.
Salary: The positions are unpaid.
Location: Washington, DC.
Application Process and Deadline Date: Application materials must be postmarked by the deadline date of July 16, 2012. Please reference Vacancy Announcement #2-VLC-F12I in your cover letter. Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, transcript, and writing sample, preferably by e-mail, (in PDF format) to:
Chrysovalantis P. Kefalas, Esq.
Co-Director, Law Clerk Program
Office of Vaccine Litigation
Torts Branch, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 146
Washington, D.C. 20044
No telephone calls please.
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