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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy – Law Clerk (Work Study Position)

Reports to: Director and Assistant Director, Center for Public Health and Tobacco Policy
Hours: Full-time (40 hours/week) or half-time (20 hours/week)
Pay: $10.00/hour

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 to work full-time or part-time during the summer.

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 or the Center’s staff.

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 cover letter explaining their interest in working at the Center to tobacco@nesl.edu. Deadline for applications is Friday, March 11.