What are the responsibilities and job description for the Unpaid Summer 2025 Intern and Law Clerk Program position at CCSAO?
Unpaid Summer 2025 Intern and Law Clerk Program
Title: Unpaid Summer 2025 Intern and Law Clerk Program
Reports To: Attorney Supervisor
Classification: Non-Union
Level: Intern
Location: Various
Bureau: Criminal
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
General Description: The CCSAO Law Clerk/Volunteer Internship Program is highly competitive due to the hands-on, challenging, and relevant work experience participants will garner. Interns and law clerks will be paired with an Assistant States Attorney within one of the several criminal divisions of the Cook County Court System, who will guide and mentor the participant during their clerkship.
The law clerk is responsible for contributing and assisting with legal research, preparing memos, partnering with counsel regarding case management and procedural requirements. This internship is unpaid.
SPECIAL NOTE: To all prospective candidates seeking an internship opportunity with CCSAO, kindly be informed that we do provide paid assignments in addition to our unpaid internship program.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contribute with legal research and prepare memos on pending legal issues
- Draft motions, answers, and other required legal filings
- Aid in the preparation of discovery
- Other duties as assigned by supervising attorney
Minimum Qualification:
- Must be an active student.
- Must be in good standing with your law school, and not be on any type of academic probation or the like
Physical Requirements: (a) Sedentary work. Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files, ledgers, and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required occasionally, and other sedentary criteria are met.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The Cook County States Attorneys Office (CCSAO) is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the CCSAO that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired based on individual merit and ability, with respect to the position to be filled and potential for promotions or transfers which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected, and hired without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), genetic information, citizenship, military service, marital status, parental status, and disability. Furthermore, personnel procedures and practices regarding training, transfer, compensation, demotion, layoff, or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience, and qualification, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital or veteran/military status. EEOP information is available on the Cook County States Attorney website.
Reasonable Accommodation Applicants that are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran may contact the Cook County States Attorneys Office coordinators via email at hr.sao@cookcountyil.gov and arrange for an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability.
