C4T Opportunities for CCJS Majors

INTERNSHIP WORKSHOP SERIES: How to Find An Internship

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 • 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Location: University Career Center & The President's Promise (3100 Hornbake Library)

Not sure where to start with your internship search -- or feel like you're at a standstill and not sure about the next steps to take? Learn more about resources available to help you research internship opportunities, strategies to connect with UMD alumni to network with industry professionals, and how to best market yourself on your resume and during interviews. RSVP for this event: www.careers.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=3617.  For additional information about this event: contact Jalisa Whitley at jw2869@umd.edu. 

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Careers4Terps highlighted position of the week by the University Career Center & The President’s Promise!

Log in to your C4T account (www.Careers.umd.edu/) and paste the ID number in the “Search” box to learn more and to apply.

Law Clerk Internship, Internship (Fall or Spring Part-Time), Summer Internship, Winter/January Term Internship (ID                72236)

Cordier Law Offices, LLC, Greenbelt, Maryland/Rockville, Maryland   

Unpaid Internship for the Spring, Summer, Fall, and/or Winter Semesters (2013)

Our administrative legal assistants provide clerical support to our attorneys through the litigation process by gathering, reviewing, and organizing case materials. They are responsible for ensuring that all discovery materials, pleadings, and correspondence are kept up-to-date and are readily accessible by all legal staff and attorneys. In preparing case files, they will investigate and identify the issues and facts of each case for depositions, motions and/or trials and will assist the attorneys in creating court room exhibits and case summary memorandums. They are also expected to regularly file motions and petitions in court and, at times, to the Judge’s chambers. With regard to the marketing aspect of this internship, they will help compile and mail out paper advertisements to prospective clients. They may also be responsible for drafting website contact and monitoring the website for quality control. Finally, our administrative legal assistants may handle phone calls from clients, opposing counsel, or the courts if the need arises.

The law firm has three offices located in Rockville, Greenbelt & Frederick. The main office and mailing address is 27 Wood Lane 2nd Floor, Rockville, MD 20850, which located near the courthouse and within walking distance of the Metro rail subway and public transportation in downtown historic Rockville, just two blocks from the Town Center and the Montgomery County District and Circuit Courts. The Rockville Office is also located three blocks from the Red Line Rockville Metro Station. For directions visit our web site at www.cordierlaw.com. Flexible weekday and weekend hours are available to accommodate school and work schedules.

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must be motivated and interested in obtaining practical legal experience in pre-trial preparation, case management and trial work. Applicants must have excellent writing and verbal commutation skills. Fluency in Spanish preferred but not required. Word processing / computer skills required.

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Montgomery County Police Citizen Academy

The Montgomery County Police Department is currently accepting applications for future sessions of the Citizen Academy. The program is free, but participants must be 18 years of age or older and either live or work in Montgomery County.

Participants who are selected for the program are required to attend 14 of the 18 classes to be eligible for graduation. Some of the topics covered include:  firearm safety, Maryland traffic law, investigating major crimes, drug identification, scams and fraud, prostitution, forensics/crime lab, physical/sexual child abuse, a canine demonstration, DUI/underage drinking, and the procedures of the Emergency Response Team. Academy members also have the option of touring the Montgomery County Detention Center and participating in a ride-along with a police officer.

Each year two sessions (spring and fall) of the Citizen Academy are held at the Public Safety Training Academy located at 9710 Great Seneca Highway in Rockville. Classes are offered on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for 18 consecutive weeks. The 2013 spring session of the Citizen Academy is scheduled to begin in March.  Applications from those wishing to enroll in the spring session must be received by mid-February. Application information: http://www.mymcpnews.com/resources/how-to/join-citizen-academy/

Police Officer

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/335178300#qualifications

Department: Department of the Army
Agency: Army Installation Management Command
Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): Many vacancies - Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Salary: $43,114.00 to $56,045.00 / Per Year
Series and Grade: GS-0083-06
Open Period: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 to Friday, January 18, 2013
Position Information: Permanent - Full-Time
Who May Apply: United States Citizens