NJM Insurance has a law clerk (summer internship) opportunity available in our Workers’ Compensation Claims Legal Department. This is a great opportunity for a law student to observe and assist the in-house attorneys with litigation of workers’ compensation claims.
The law clerk will gain work experience while performing meaningful tasks and projects. This summer internship is part of a structured program that will provide the law clerk with challenging work assignments/projects, an overall view of the business, and networking opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Prepare summaries of new case law.
- Conduct legal research, proofread & cite check legal briefs and prepare legal memos as needed.
- Review other motions for preparation of answers under staff attorney supervision.
- Prepare medical timelines under staff attorney supervision.
- Assist Staff Attorneys in taking witness statements and conducting interviews.
- Assist/shadow paralegals to prepare cases for court.
- Shadow staff attorneys for virtual and/or in-person court appearances.
- Shadow claims resolution specialists to learn about the claims life cycle.
- Review, summarize and prepare draft interrogatory answers under staff attorney supervision.
- Assist Legal Management with data clean up and perform data analysis as needed.
Requirements
- 2L Law Student – preferably a student with an interest in joining an in-house legal department
- Interest in labor, workers’ compensation and/or personal injury law.
- Strong writing, research, and communication skills. Detail-oriented.
- Experience on their school’s law review or law journal is preferred.
- If possible, writing sample is requested.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher
This is a robust program that includes:
- Lunch with our leaders.
- Meaningful work where you are a contributor and collaborator.
- Team Intern Project: Researching and presenting a business question to our top leaders.
- Leader Presentations: Insurance Industry, Key Departments and how they work and more.
- Informational interviews in areas you want to learn more about.
- Self paced leadership training.
Intern Fun:
- Night at the Trenton Thunder Game
- Two volunteer events to give back to the community in which we serve.
- Lunch & Learns
- Networking
- Weekly game days
Quotable:
- John: “NJM is a place to learn and grow. The community is truly special."
- Kyle: “I cannot recommend this internship enough to other students! The SIU internship has become a cornerstone of my professional and academic development and has laid a foundation for my future endeavors.”
- Maggie: “People are here to help, and we are here to learn.”
- Joe: "I truly cannot imagine having interned at someplace other than NJM over the past year. I consider myself so extremely lucky to have had this excellent opportunity!"
Job Type: Internship
Pay: $25.00 per hour
Schedule:
Work Location: In person
