Paid SummerLaw Clerk

***This opportunity is only available to rising 3L Law Students***

Title: 711 Clerkship Paid

Reports To: Attorney Supervisor

Classification: NonUnion/Hourly Fulltime 3240 hours a week

Pay Rate: $21 per hour

Level: Intern

Location: Various

Bureau: Criminal

• Traffic (Daley Center)
• Skokie
• Rolling Meadows
• Bridgeview
• Maywood
• Markham
• 1^st Municipal Court (Belmont and Western Harrison and Kedzie 11^th and Ellis 555 W. Harrison)
• Juvenile Justice (Roosevelt and Ogden)
• Domestic Violence 555 W. Harrison)

Application Deadline: September 30 2025

SPECIAL NOTES:

• We are only accepting applications from rising 3L law students with an anticipated graduation date of May or December 2027.
• Before applying for this position if you are seeking school credit for an internship it is your responsibility to verify with your school if the school allows for students to be monetarily compensated.
• To all prospective candidates seeking an internship opportunity with CCSAO kindly be informed that we do provide unpaid assignments in addition to our paid internship program. For individuals who may not be selected for the paid internship we highly encourage you to consider applying for our unpaid internship program as an alternative avenue for valuable experience. This opening will be posted by December 2026.
• The Cook County States Attorneys Office does not sponsor H1B work visa petitions.

General Description: The CCSAO Law Clerk/Volunteer Internship Program is highly competitive due to the handson challenging and relevant work experience participants will garner. Rising third year 3L) law students 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 711 Clerk during their clerkship.

The 711 Clerk is responsible for conducting legal research preparing memos partnering with counsel regarding case management and procedural requirements and most importantly assisting with courtroom proceedings.

PLEASE NOTE:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with preparation of daily court call and breakdown of the court call at the end of court.
• Assist with ontherecord daily court call
• Prepare research memos on pending legal issues
• Prepare motions answers and other legal filings as required
• Assist with preparation of discovery including video audio and document evidence review and organization.
• Interview witnesses and law enforcement
• Assist with motions and trials as needed
• Assisting in the notification of witnesses
• Assisting in the notification of witnesses

Minimum Qualification:

• Must be a rising 3L law student at an ABA approved law school or must qualify for a 711 license if in an alternative law school program
• Must be in good standing with your law school (GPA of 2.5 and above) and not be on any type of academic probation or the like
• Must have or must be able to obtain prior to start of clerkship a 711 license
• Experience with Moot Court and/or Mock Trial preferred

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.

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