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Office of the General Counsel welcomes applications from law students for various internships offered in our offices. These positions are available year round, and may be with or without academic credit. If you are interested in an internship, select one of our offices above for a brief description of their work and a contact name.
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The Office of International Law, U. S. Department of Transportation, has unpaid legal clinical internships available for JD candidates for each semester and during the summer. The internships may be with or without academic credit. The Office of International Law provides legal support to the Office of the Secretary in all modes of Transportation. Its areas of responsibility include transportation negotiations with foreign countries (including aviation, maritime, global position satellite matters, and trade), international transportation safety and security, international aviation prices, and Alaska and international mail rates, Global Satellite issues, aviation licensing and regulatory matters involving international transportation, and international aviation antitrust matters. Projects have included research and analysis of the law of executive agreements, treaty denunciation, and dispute resolution clauses in international agreements, review of legislation affecting international transportation, and review of orders granting license authority to U.S. and foreign air carriers in contested adjudicatory cases.
In order to apply, please send materials to us, including a resume and short writing sample that shows your work, by email (joe.brooks@dot.gov) or fax (202-366-9188).
Applications are due:
Summer: February 10
Fall: June
1 [UPDATE]
Spring: November 1
For more information contact: Joseph Brooks, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for International Law, 202-366-2972, Joe.Brooks@DOT.GOV, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE (C-20), Washington, DC 20590.
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The Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, U. S. Department of Transportation, has unpaid legal clinical internships available for each semester and during the summer. The internships may be with or without academic credit. The Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, including its Aviation Consumer Protection Division, monitors compliance with and investigates violations of the Department's aviation economic requirements on behalf of its client, the Secretary of Transportation. Where necessary it pursues enforcement action, which may be in the nature of warning letters or more formal action, such as consent orders or administrative litigation to impose cease and desist provisions and civil penalties on those who violate DOT authorizing statutes or the regulations and orders issued thereunder. The office may also seek injunctive relief in U.S. District Courts. The office also provides legal review and investigative support to the Office of Aviation Analysis on initial and continuing fitness matters of airline applicants and airlines, respectively, and acts as Public Counsel in hearing cases involving fitness, international aviation carrier selection proceedings, and other matters as assigned by the Secretary.
Projects would include the following: (1) handling enforcement cases relating to the Departmentıs regulations covering, among other matters, deceptive advertising, public charters, and reporting requirements; and (2) investigation and legal analysis of complaints alleging violations by airlines of the civil rights of passengers.
For more information contact: Dayton Lehman, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings, 202-366-9342, dayton.lehman@dot.gov, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, (C-70), Washington, DC 20590.
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The practice of law is often about conflict: winners and losers, suing or protecting against suits. But law can be about something else. Law can be about problem-solving, positive outcomes, and enhancing professional and personal relationships. Law can be about better results. The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution provides legal and policy advice on alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The Center builds the Departmentıs ADR capacity to improve program performance and customer service.
If you are interested in learning more about this growing area of the law, the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution has unpaid legal clinical internships available for each semester and during the summer. The internships may be with or without academic credit.
The Center offers an opportunity to work in a variety of areas: Training and Education: The Center offers informational and skill-based training workshops on topics including conflict management, communication skills, basic mediation skills, advanced mediation skills, interest-based problem solving, and representing clients in mediation. In addition, the Center maintains resources including publications, videotapes, and other materials about dispute resolution and conflict management. Mediation and Facilitation Services: The Center provides mediation and facilitation services to help interested parties resolve disputes efficiently and effectively. The Center also helps customers identify ADR providers outside the agency.
Dispute Systems Design and Implementation: The Center develops overall ADR policy within the Department, and helps organizations design and implement specific ADR mechanisms that meet the organizationıs particular needs.
For more information contact: Fern Kaufman, fern.kaufman@dot.gov Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, 202-366-8067, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.