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 Old Towne Associates, P.C. (Alexandria, VA) 

 Litigation Law Clerk Openings - Class of 2023 and 2024


 Old Towne Associates, P.C. (“OTA”) is a local law firm representing employees who stand up to wrongdoing in the workplace with matters involving civil rights, labor, and employment law. OTA is looking for law students at VA and DC area schools (i.e., American, Catholic, Georgetown, George Mason, George Washington, or UDC) to join our team as Litigation Law Clerks during the Spring Semester in 2022. 
Throughout their tenure at OTA, Law Clerks gain substantive hands-on legal experience that develops their lawyering skills daily as they learn the legal procedure, litigation strategy, and client advocacy through their work. This is an excellent opportunity for evening students to put their law school education to practical use, to gain a better understanding of the practice of law, and to see first-hand how strong work product can have a great impact on our clients, our practice, and case precedent. 
We are only considering candidates who have GRIT, are detail-oriented, proactive and highly motivated and are able to manage multiple priorities and their time well. They must exhibit the highest standards of excellence, good judgment, professional confidentiality and integrity, and display, at all times and to all persons, a courteous and professional attitude. They must possess excellent academic credentials, strong research and writing skills, and superior analytical ability. The selected Law Clerks will gain invaluable practical experience working directly with the Principal and Firm clients on cases to provide high-level assistance throughout all phases of litigation and trial work. This is a wonderful mentorship opportunity for law students to learn the nuts and bolts of law practice. 
Duties 
• Assist attorneys with handling a diverse portfolio of legal matters 
• Perform substantive and procedural legal research and summarize your research assignments for attorneys 
• Assist attorneys with drafting EEOC and NLRB administrative documents 
• Assist attorneys with drafting legal memoranda, complaints, substantive preliminary and trial motions and oppositions, and appeal motions 
• Assist attorneys with preparing discovery requests and responses and document productions 
• Assist attorneys with preparing discovery deficiency letters 
• Assist attorneys with drafting proposed orders and letters to the court 
• Assist attorneys with issuing subpoenas and preparing for court hearings 
• Summarize deposition testimony 
• Prepare deposition, trial, and expert materials 
• Provide on-site trial support, as needed 
• Calendar meetings, depositions, hearings, trial dates, and other events, as necessary for attorneys and other attendees 
• Attend mediations, depositions, and court proceedings with attorneys, as needed 
• Post daily time entries into client billing system 
• Review local rules and court orders 
• Manage time to ensure that tasks are completed on time 


• Other responsibilities, as assigned 

Schedule & Worksite 
Law Clerks will be expected to work full-time or part-time for the semester (and potentially longer if the student is a top performer). The position will require the successful candidates to be onsite at OTA’s offices where social distancing is being observed and staff are taking precautionary measures to ensure sanitation and cleanliness. 
Other Considerations 
Law Clerks are provided with training, support, and flexibility to balance busy caseloads with their school schedule. OTA offers a competitive salary and benefits package and paid educational leave days in addition to PTO for full-time Law Clerks who successfully complete a 90-day probationary period. 
How to Apply To apply, applicants are required to submit an application package including all of the following: a cover letter detailing any prior experience you have working in a law practice, why you want to work for Old Towne Associates, P.C. and what you can offer the Firm based on your knowledge, skills, and abilities; a résumé; a legal writing sample; three professional references; and an unofficial law school transcript. Materials should be sent in a single PDF document and sent to shirleymiles@oldtowneassociates.com. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.