SUMMER 2018 LAW STUDENT POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) was established at the Department of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. SIGTARP’s mission is to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the purchase, management, and sale of assets by the Secretary under the TARP. We are looking for law clerks to assist our team as we take on our responsibility to oversee this historic program and its participants.

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) provides expert legal guidance and support to SIGTARP in all areas, including auditing, criminal investigations, litigation, legislation, regulation, Congressional relations, personnel and employee relations, equal employment, the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and other areas of administrative law.

QUALIFICATIONS:

All applicants must have completed at least one year of law school by the start of the internship and should have an interest in public service. Superior academic credentials, law review/journal, and/or trial team/moot court experience preferred.

DATE POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE:

Summer 2018. Student appointments will be on a semester basis, with a preferred minimum commitment of 10 weeks. Students are expected to work 40 hours a week.

DUTIES:

 Provide legal assistance and support in the Office of the General Counsel under supervision of attorneys and the General Counsel on topics such as administrative law, personnel law, EEO law, ethics, Privacy Act, FOIA, commercial transactions, and criminal law.

 Provide advice, interpretations, and determinations on matters involved in SIGTARP programs and missions, including audits and investigations.

 Perform research of statutes, legislative histories, regulations, court decisions, administrative rules and decisions, policies and practices of other governmental agencies, legal articles, and other writings.

 Perform other duties assigned in support of SIGTARPs mission.

NUMBER OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

OGC anticipates selecting up to 3 volunteer Law Clerk/Interns per semester.

SALARY:

Volunteer (without compensation), but the selectee may apply for law school academic credit, with OGC assistance and support.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Application package should include: a cover letter with your hours/schedule availability; a resume; and a law school transcript (official or unofficial). If you seek law school credit for the internship, please indicate that fact in your cover letter. Submit applications electronically to Tamara Schulman at Tamara.Schulman@Treasury.gov. Please direct questions to Tamara Schulman via e-mail or phone at: (202) 622-0296.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

Internship applications should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than March 30, 2018. Interviews will be conducted and selections will be made as soon as possible. Students may also apply the for Fall 2018 semester.

NOTIFICATION:

Applicants may be contacted if additional information is needed or to schedule an interview.

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

Q – Nonsensitive

WEBSITE

https://www.sigtarp.gov

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee.

 

Please note, for both positions, the law student must be able to physically report to work in Washington, DC for the entire duration of the internship.  A student can also learn more about our agency in general at www.sigtarp.gov.