Description
This position is being filled under the Pathways Internship Program that is designed to attract students with paid opportunities to work in agencies and explore Federal careers while still in school.
The FTC, Bureau of Consumer Protection is now hiring second year law students for its 2016 Summer Honors Legal Internship Program. We are looking for highly motivated law students with an interest in working with the following divisions: Marketing Practices, Advertising Practices, Financial Practices, Enforcement, and Privacy and Identity Protection.
DUTIES:
We offer substantive legal work that gives interns an opportunity to demonstrate their writing, analytical, and advocacy skills. The small size of the program enables interns to be fully integrated onto investigative teams and take on meaningful assignments with significant responsibility. Assignments may include: drafting pleadings, discovery requests and responses; appearing at hearings and depositions with Bureau of Consumer Protection attorneys; attending meetings with parties and their outside counsel; leading interview calls and summarizing findings through written reports; reviewing documents; and researching a wide range of legal issues.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
Pathways Internship Program Requirements:
You must meet the qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement. To qualify at the GS-9:
-- Students must have completed two years of law school by the beginning of the 2016 summer.
-- Students must be continuing in legal studies throughout the summer and/or into the Fall of 2016 to be eligible.
-- Students graduating in the Spring of 2016 are not eligible.
-- If selected, official transcripts must be submitted prior to establishing a start date.
Veterans' preference applies in the hiring process. In order to receive preference in hiring, you must clearly identify your claim for veterans' preference when you apply.
Must maintain eligibility and enrollment for the duration of the internship.
All applications must be received on-line via www.usajobs.gov.
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH YOUR RESUME AND ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION.
-- Cover letter indicating your interest in the Bureau of Consumer Protection
-- Resume
-- Short writing sample (no more than five pages),
-- List of three references
-- Copy of law school transcript (unofficial transcripts will be accepted with your application package; however, official transcripts will be required before your start date).
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be reviewed to verify that you meet the basic eligibility and qualification requirements. Your responses to the questionnaire will be used to evaluate your relevant personal, educational, and work experiences.
Qualified applicants eligible for veteran's preference will be referred and considered ahead of non-veterans. Veterans' Preference: Preference eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more (CPS, CP) are placed at the top of the referral list. XP and TP preference eligibles are placed above non-preference eligibles. For more information on entitlement go to: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx
You must maintain good academic standing, as defined by your school, generally at least a 3.0 GPA for advanced degree programs. You must submit with your application a current academic transcript and/or other official documentation from your academic institution demonstrating your eligibility for appointment. See the “QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED" section of this announcement.
NOTE: You must maintain student eligibility and enrollment for the duration of the internship. If you cannot, you are ineligible for this program. Please review the "QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED" section of this vacancy announcement to ensure that you qualify for this internship.
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BENEFITS:
You can review our benefits at: https://jobs.mgsapps.monster.com/ftc/vacancy/preview!benefits.hms?orgId=1&jnum=22629
OTHER INFORMATION:
EEO Statement
The FTC does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.
Appointment subject to satisfactory completion of a background investigation.
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