Position Available: Special Assistant to Tom Goldstein
To Apply: Send materials (see below) to jharrow@akingump.com by Friday, May 11 at
the latest.
Responsibilities would include:
• Being involved in all aspects of the Supreme Court practice and in SCOTUSblog.
This includes tracking the Supreme Court’s calendar and docket; doing research
for and writing substantive blog posts and feature commentary in Legal Times
magazine about pending cases; interviewing authors and others associated with
the Supreme Court for the blog; recruiting and managing other blog writers from
the firm and from the two law school clinics; and managing technology for blog
and new Internet ventures.
• Obtaining briefs and others materials from the Supreme Court, government
officials, and practitioners for internal review and/or public posting.
• Preparing, filing and serving Supreme Court and appellate court briefs and other
legal documents. This involves cite checking and proofreading briefs,
coordinating changes among an array of attorneys, creating appendices, and
ensuring that all documents are printed, filed, and served before deadlines.
• Doing background research about clients, potential clients, and cases. This
involves monitoring an array of current news sources and blog posts as well as
online databases, both online and off.
• Some (although relatively few) administrative tasks, such as coordinating Tom's
calendar and ensuring that travel plans and meeting arrangements are taken care
of. These tasks would be shared with another special assistant (Jason).
Qualifications:
• Strong interest in learning about the U.S. Supreme Court and its workings.
Undergraduate experience with law-related courses is a plus, though not a
requirement, as is an interest in attending law school. Current part-time law
students are also welcome to apply.
• Interest in intellectual property and patent law is a plus, though this is also not a
requirement.
• Some experience working with (or at least interest in) blog or website technology.
No computer programming is necessary, but a familiarity with blogs, wikis, and
online database searching is a plus.
• Entrepreneurial spirit – we are always looking to increase/improve content on the
blog and welcome suggestions. In addition, our team here is relatively small; you
will be involved in planning the long-term strategy and vision of the blog and the
practice.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to improvise. We occasionally need all hands on deck to turn projects
around on tight deadlines, and you’d be assisting in many of these efforts.
• Commitment to stay at least two years.
•
Interest in Texas hold-em poker. No actual ability necessary, of course.Hmmm...Interest in Texas hold-em poker? WTF does that have to do with anything? Didn't Cunningham play POKER at the Watergate? Isn't that were the LIMO SERVICE (Shirlington Limousine and Transportation Inc., Arlington Virginia) dropped off hookers from "Hookergate"? This just keeps getting better and better...
Anybody want to check out their attorney list? pretty interesting, imo. Just click on About us Attorneys and advisors...I'm just clicking on A-Z. Guess I found something to keep me busy for the duration...LOL!
http://akingump.com/attorney.cfm?attorney_id=2643
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