Law Clerk Externships

Office of General Counsel of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania Health System generally recruits two students who have completed their first or second year of law school for a position as a Summer Law Clerk (approximately 40 hours per week). Recruitment usually begins in January and interviews occur in the Spring. The student should have an interest in healthcare law and/or higher education law, including healthcare issues involving malpractice, bioethics and regulatory compliance; assisting in contract review; real estate; labor and employment problems; academic issues; and intellectual property.

The position involves a fair amount of legal research and writing. Students work closely with attorneys in the Office and have the opportunity to attend meetings and, depending on circumstances, hearings and other legal proceedings. If you are interested, please provided an electronic copy of your resume, cover letter, brief writing sample, and transcript to Jeann Moon at jeannie.moon@ogc.upenn.edu.

If you are interested, please provided an electronic copy of your resume, cover letter, brief writing sample, and transcript to Jeannie Moon at jeannie.moon@ogc.upenn.edu.

The office may recruit 1-2 law students during the school year for 12-15 hours per week. Please see the program description under Law Clerk Externship Program for a description of the student's interest, the areas of exposure and the application process.

The office is a site for Penn Law School's public interest law program. Please see the program description under Law Clerk Externship Program for a description of the student's interest, the areas of exposure and the application process.