Intern at the International Judicial Relations Office of the Federal Judicial Center

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Intern
International Judicial Relations Office
Federal Judicial Center
Washington, D.C. 20002-8003

The Federal Judicial Center (FJC) is the federal courts’ agency for continuing education and research. Congress established the Center in 1967 as a separate organization within the federal judicial system at the request of the Judicial Conference of the United States. A nine-member board, chaired by the Chief Justice of the United States, determines its basic policies. The FJC develops educational resources for federal judges, provides training for court staff, and conducts empirical research in the field of judicial administration. The FJC is located in the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building which is immediately adjacent to Union Station.

The Center’s International Judicial Relations Office (IJRO) coordinates in­formational briefings for visiting foreign delegations and provides materials about the U.S. judicial system and the work of the FJC. At the invitation of foreign judiciaries or development organi­zations, the IJRO develops seminars on such topics as judicial branch education, court administration, case management, alternative dispute resolution, and judicial ethics.

Duties and Responsibilities
The IJRO seeks an intern, current law student preferred, to work 16 hours per week at the FJC to provide support for the IJRO Director and staff. The intern will be responsible for providing administrative, logistics, and research support to the IJRO and to the Director of International Judicial Relations. Tasks and responsibilities will vary depending upon the IJRO’s workload, activities and events. Job responsibilities may include:

• Maintaining databases and spreadsheets, including a database of foreign and international contacts and partners and a database of US, foreign and international materials on topics of interest to the FJC;
• Assisting with foreign delegations, including but not limited to coordinating arrangements and logistics with organizations requesting briefings; editing briefing materials; copying/collating program materials; researching foreign law, procedure and judicial practice; greeting/escorting foreign delegations within the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building; assisting with set up of training/meeting facilities; preparing, editing, organizing and printing slides; staffing meetings to provide administrative/logistics support.
• Cite checking and copy editing publications for the FJC’s International Litigation Monograph Series;
• Drafting correspondence and compiling/preparing mailings in response to requests for information and/or FJC materials;
• Assisting in preparation for foreign exchange programs whereby U.S. judges travel to foreign countries to offer assistance, including assistance in making travel arrangements; editing, copying and printing of materials for U.S. judges, research on foreign law, procedure and judicial practice, answering participants questions, drafting correspondence, preparing mailings, etc.
• Attending briefings as necessary;
• Assisting the IJRO Director with standard administrative tasks such as filing, copying, word processing, preparation of mailings, binding materials, preparing materials, etc.
• Developing and editing text for website and other materials;

The intern may be invited to attend FJC events on a purely optional and volunteer basis to provide the intern with the opportunity to witness how judges and court staff are trained, to observe specialized training in law and procedure; and to interact with FJC staff.

Qualifications
Candidates should possess:

• Excellent organizational and administrative skills
• Superb oral and written communication skills
• Sound research skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work in a high-paced environment and to work independently
• Willingness to carry out administrative work on a regular basis
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Access; Adobe Acrobat; Lexis or Westlaw; Lotus Notes (preferred)
• Proficiency in a foreign language (preferred)

Compensation
Compensation is dependent upon degree status:

• Undergraduate Students (or a completed degree) $11.74 per hour
• Law and Graduate Students (first and second year) $15.72 per hour
• Law and Graduate Students (third year or a completed degree) $18.26 per hour

Application Procedure

Send a résumé with cover letter addressing qualifications to:
Ms. Elia Bendavid
Federal Judicial Center
Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building
One Columbus Circle, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002-8003
ebendavid@fjc.gov

Email applications are strongly preferred. To receive full consideration, applications should be received by COB August 6, 2012. The position will remain open until filled.

THE FEDERAL JUDICIAL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.