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 during the spring semester.
The Center supports the New York State Department of Health, the Vermont Department of Public Health and local communities in both states in the development of public policies aimed at reducing tobacco use and protecting the health of non-smokers. The Center examines the efficacy, feasibility and legality of tobacco-control policies and provides guidance on language and implementation. Frequent legal issues include First Amendment conflicts, federal preemption & questions of equal protection. The Center is directed by Professor Micah Berman.
Duties:
•Research legal and policy initiatives.
•Draft summary fact sheets, memoranda and policy reports.
•Design presentations and printed materials.
•Provide administrative assistance, including workshop preparation and logistics.
•Other tasks as assigned by the Center’s director, assistant director, or staff attorneys.
Preference will be given to those students showing a sincere interest in public health law or public interest law.
To apply visit the CSO Simplicity Site, job ID 7077
