Law Clerk

Law clerks will handle a wide variety of work related to civil rights matters that the CAIR Civil Rights Department handles, including: watchlist, incarceree rights, employment discrimination, free speech, discrimination by law enforcement, access to public accommodations, and other areas.

Responsibilities:

• Litigation support:Law clerks are responsible for assisting attorneys with all aspects of litigation including client-management, conducting legal research, drafting memoranda, drafting discovery requests, drafting motions and pleadings, drafting briefs, and other related work.

• Pre-litigation support: Law clerks are responsible for assisting with cases in the pre-litigation stages, including assisting with client-management, conducting research and drafting memoranda, assisting with advocacy, drafting letters on behalf of clients, drafting administrative complaints to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, drafting administrative complaints to human rights commissions regarding employment discrimination and denial of public accommodations, drafting complaints to the Department of Justice, and other tasks as needed.

• Additional support:Law clerks will provide ancillary administrative support to team members, as needed, in maximizing office processing and management.

Qualifications:

• Strong legal research and writing skills
• Excellent interpersonal and phone skills
• Interest in civil rights work and issues affecting the American Muslim community
• Preference given to students who have taken constitutional law, administrative law, and federal courts

Requirements:

• All law students are welcome to apply; preference is given to 2Ls and 3Ls.
• Minimum time requirement of one semester
• Part-time or full-time schedules preferred.

Stipend

CAIR National offers a $1,500/semester stipend during the Summer session to offset housing & living costs. Unfortunately we are unable to offer this during the Spring & Fall at this time. No other financial compensation is offered at this time, although we are always happy to assist with securing funding through your academic institution or other third party programs.