The National LGBT Bar Association 2016 1L SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

By on November 18th, 2015

The National LGBT Bar Association is pleased to partner with Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential) to provide a meaningful summer internship opportunity for a highly-motivated first-year law student. Through this partnership, the National LGBT Bar Association will select one student to join the 2016 summer law intern class at Prudential for a 10-week internship at Prudential’s New Jersey offices, for a stipend of approximately $10,000.

The summer internship will provide interns with the opportunity to work with attorneys who support the broad reach of Prudential’s businesses. Other features of the summer internship program include:

  • Participation in training programs presented by Prudential attorneys highlighting different areas of the business and the legal department
  • Pairing with an attorney who will serve as a manager during the program and will provide guidance on projects
  • Pairing with an mentor who will serve as an additional advisor on resume review, interviewing, skill development, networking and other individual needs
  • Practice interviews and presentations and shadow attorneys on various projects
  • Opportunities to interview with selected local firms for potential 2L internships
  • Paid attendance at the LCLD Scholars Summit in Chicago IL, May 19-21, 2016

The 1L summer internship will run for 10 weeks between June 6, 2016 and August 12, 2016. Summer interns will be paid a stipend of approximately $10,000, which shall accrue and be paid on an hourly basis.

Applicants must be members of National LGBT Bar Association, enrolled at an ABA-accredited law school, have successfully completed the first year of law school with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent), be scheduled for graduation in spring 2018 (full-time students) or spring 2019 (part-time students). The ideal applicant will have financial or business-related experience or interest.

Interns not local to New Jersey will be responsible for their own housing and transportation to and from Prudential’s office in Newark New Jersey. 

To apply, you must submit a cover letter, resume, a list of three references, and a copy of your transcript via email. Please write “Prudential Internship” in the subject line of all correspondence. All materials must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST Monday, December 21, 2015.

Click here to learn more about the Internship opportunity.

 

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