Fall 2018 Legal Intern/Extern Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Memphis Immigration Court Law Student Volunteer, Academic Year 80 Monroe Avenue, Suite 501 Memphis , TN 38103 United States About the Office: The United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Memphis Immigration Court, is seeking law student interns to participate in an internship opportunity during the fall of 2018. The jurisdiction of the United States Immigration Courts includes all matters brought before the Court by the Department of Homeland Security. The Immigration Judges at the Memphis Immigration Court preside over formal immigration hearings to determine whether aliens are deportable, excludable, inadmissible, or removable from the United States. In addition, the Immigration Judges have jurisdiction to consider applications for various forms of discretionary and mandatory relief, including various waivers, adjustment of status, cancellation of removal, asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture. Job Description: The internship will entail in-depth research and analysis of legal issues, as well as the preparation of legal memoranda for Immigration Judges. Legal interns will have opportunities to draft decisions that will be taken under advisement by issuing Immigration Judges. Furthermore, interns will have opportunities to complete assignments that may later be used as writing samples and to observe removal hearings. Qualifications: Although the internship is unpaid, academic credit may be obtained with the permission of the law school. This position is open to 2L and 3L law students; interns typically work thirty (30) hours a week, although there is flexibility in these hours. Additionally, the position requires that applicants be United States citizens and selected candidates must pass a background security check conducted by the Department of Justice. Salary: Uncompensated. We are willing to work with law schools that offer academic course credit or work-study. Travel: N/A Application Process: As the background check will take eight to ten weeks to complete, the application deadline is June 1, 2018 . 1 Selected interns should expect to begin working in mid-to-late August. Interested applicants should submit (preferably in PDF format) a cover letter, resumé, and writing sample (no longer than five (5) pages and un-edited by third parties) to: Tracy Jent Attorney Advisor Memphis Immigration Court 80 Monroe Avenue, Suite 501 Memphis, TN 38103 (901) 528-5903 tracy.jent@usdoj.gov E-mail applications are preferred. If you have any questions regarding the Executive Office for Immigration Review Legal Intern position please contact Mrs. Jent via email or phone. The Executive Office for Immigration Review is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 1 We reserve the right to fill positions before this date. Application Deadline: Friday, June 1, 2018 Relocation Expenses: N/A Number of Positions: 1 Updated April 9, 2018 * * *