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The Institute for Justice is a
national law firm for liberty; engaging in cutting-edge litigation and advocacy
both in the courts of law and in the court of public opinion on behalf of individuals
whose most basic rights are denied by the government. Their four core
mission areas are private property, economic liberty, free speech and school
choice. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the Institute for Justice has
chapter offices in Austin, Bellevue, Tempe, Minneapolis, and Miami.
Summer clerkships
with the Institute for Justice are a great way to get your foot in the
door and make direct contributions to cutting-edge public interest
litigation. Clerks are an integral part of the team and are relied on for
help with current casework in addition to legal research that will factor into
their strategic litigation.
Interviews for their competitive, 10-week summer clerkships will begin in
January, but the application is already available here: http://www.ij.org/students. Students are encouraged to apply well
before the January 10 deadline.
And be sure to save
the date for their annual summer Law
Student Conference on July 25-27! Students from all over the
country are brought together for a public interest boot camp with sessions lead
by IJ attorneys as well as Georgetown Professor Randy Barnett, GMU Professor
Todd Zywicki and Cato’s Roger Pilon. Travel scholarships are
available. Look for that application on the same student page beginning
in January.