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City of Chicago Student Intern - Office of Police Accountability in Chicago, Illinois
412077BR
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412077BR
Company:
City of Chicago
Job Code:
ResearchAssistant ResearchAssistant
Job Description:
Under the supervision of a Sr. Litigation Counsel, the COPA Legal Intern will be assigned to assist the legal staff on a variety of projects in conjunction with operational activities. This may include providing assistance to the legal staff with:
Essential Duties:
assisting investigators in preparing for civilian and officer statements;
researching parallel civil and criminal litigation;
researching relevant case law and applying it to the investigations by drafting legal analysis and conclusion for the investigations; and
preparing responses to information requests received by the department (including responses to FOIA requests).
NOTE: The list of essential duties is not intended to be inclusive; there may be other duties that are essential to particular positions within the class.
Position Title:
Student Intern - Office of Police Accountability
Job Category:
Internship
Minimum Education Required:
Some College
Certificates/Security Clearances/Other:
THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSTION
Residency Requirement: All employees of the City of Chicago must be actual residents of the City as outlined in 2-152-050 of the City of Chicago Municipal Code. Proof of residency will be required.
Location: 1615 W. Chicago Ave, 4 th floor, Chicago, IL 60622
ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ANY AND ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.
The City of Chicago is an Equal Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer
City*:
Chicago
Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities:
Qualifications
Must be a student in good academic standing currently enrolled in an accredited college, university or law school OR a student in good academic standing currently enrolled in an accredited business or data processing/information technology school. Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 grading scale or a 3.5 on a 5.0 grading scale.
Students must maintain the required GPA throughout the duration of their employment/internship
Student must be enrolled in school with a minimum of 6 credit hours (or quarter hour equivalency) throughout the duration of internship, except for academic breaks, i.e., summer
Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:
Law Student that is a candidate for a Juris Doctorate degree.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws, ordinances, statutes, and court decisions relating to municipal operation.
Evidence, Constitutional Law, and Civil & Criminal Procedure.
Methods and techniques of legal research.
State*:
Illinois