The Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy (Center) at New England Law Boston’s Center for Law and Social Responsibility is seeking current day or evening students who have completed their first full year to work part-time (10-20 hours/week) during the fall ($10.00/hour).
The Center works with the New York State Department of Health and communities around New York to develop policies to reduce the availability of tobacco products, protect non-smokers from secondhand smoke, and minimize or remove tobacco advertising. The Center is directed by Professor Berman.
Duties:
* Assist with legal and policy research projects by conducting research, drafting memoranda, creating fact sheets, and working on policy reports
* Assist with workshop preparation and logistics
* Other items as assigned by the Center’s director, assistant director, or center administrator
Preference will be given to those students showing a sincere interest in public health law or public interest law.
Please contact Financial Aid to determine work-study eligibility.
Interested students should e-mail a resume, writing sample, (unofficial) transcript, and a brief statement explaining their interest in working at the Center to tobacco@nesl.edu.
Deadline for applications is Monday, August 30, 2010. Interviews will be conducted the week of August 30.
Any students who would be interested in volunteering with the Center for at least 5 hours a week are encouraged to send an email to tobacco@nesl.edu expressing their interest and availability. Students who volunteer with the Center are eligible for the Public Service Transcript Notation Program.
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