National LGBT Bar Association Prudential Fellowship Program – Application Deadline: March 11, 2013 at 5:00pm ET
The National LGBT Bar Association is pleased to partner with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity to a highly-motivated first-year law student. Through this partnership, the National LGBT Bar Association will select a student to join the 2013 summer law intern class at Prudential for a 10-week internship at Prudential’s offices, for a stipend of approximately $10,000. Internship positions will be located in the New Jersey tri-state area. A position may also be available in Dallas, TX.
Internship Responsibilities:
The summer intern will have the opportunity to work with attorneys who support the broad reach of the Prudential businesses. The summer intern will also participate in the summer intern training program, which includes programs presented by Prudential attorneys that highlight different areas of the business and the legal department. Each intern will be paired with an attorney who will serve as a mentor during the program and will provide guidance on projects. The summer intern may also have an opportunity to practice interviewing skills, prepare presentations and shadow attorneys on various projects. The summer internship will run between June 3, 2013 and August 9, 2013. The summer intern will be paid a stipend of approximately $10,000, which shall accrue and be paid on an hourly basis.
Qualifications:
- Must be a member of the National LGBT Bar Association
- Must be a law student enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school and have successfully completed the first year of law school and be scheduled for graduation in spring 2015 (full-time students) or spring 2016 (part-time students)
- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent
- Ideal applicant will have financial or business-related experience or interest
How to Apply:
To apply, you must submit a cover letter, resume, a list of three references and a copy of your transcript to:
D’Arcy Kemnitz, Esq.
Executive Director
National LGBT Bar Association
1301 K Street NW, Suite 1100 East Tower
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 637-7661
Please write “Prudential Fellowship Program” in the subject line of all correspondence. All materials must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on March 11, 2013.
All applicants must be available for phone interviews between Monday, March 18, and Friday, March 22.
About the National LGBT Bar Association and Prudential:
The National LGBT Bar Association is a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, law students, activists and affiliated lesbians, gay, bisexual and transgender legal organizations. The LGBT Bar promotes justice in and through the legal profession for the LGBT community in all its diversity. For more information about the LGBT Bar, please visit the website.
Prudential is a multinational financial services leader with operations in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Leveraging its heritage of life insurance and asset management expertise, Prudential is focused on helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. The company’s well-known Rock symbol is an icon of strength, stability, expertise and innovation that has stood the test of time. Prudential’s businesses offer a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, asset management and real estate services.