The Center for Law and Border Studies invites applications for a limited number of summer clerkship positions with judges, public interest attorneys, or government entities. Clerkships are for a six-week period during the summer. Clerks will work 40 hours per week, and the Center will pay a one time stipend of $2500 for each successfully completed clerkship.

Selection Criteria
To be considered for the summer clerkship program, students must be graduates of the Law School Preparation Institute, submit a completed application, and have completed one or two years of study at an ABA accredited law school. Selection will be based on all materials in the application taking into account employers’ needs, number of positions available, and budget constraints. Placement will be determined by the Center in consultation with the clerkship supervisors.

Additionally, the Center has partnered with the El Paso Bar Association to administer a summer clerkship program sponsored by them. Second year law students, with a strong connection to the El Paso area who intend to practice in the El Paso area after graduation, are encouraged to apply. The EPBA will not limit its consideration to students who have graduated from the LSPI program. We will select as many students as the EPBA is interested in sponsoring, but we usually anticipate only one or two positions will be available. Students selected for this clerkship will not be required to perform a 7th week of service for the LSPI and will be paid directly by the EPBA.

Because we recognize that demand for clerkship positions locally may exceed the number of paid positions available, the LSPI will make additional efforts on behalf of unplaced LSPI graduates to match qualified first and second year law students with local employers. First priority will go to second year students who have not yet held a clerkship sponsored by the LSPI. Although we cannot guarantee any position, we encourage you to indicate on the application your willingness to accept an unpaid position in the event that you are not offered a paid position.

For additional information contact the Center for Law and Border Studies at 915-747-8866 or e-mail the LSPI.