Vacancy Announcement Student Intern/Trainee
Vacancy Announcement United States District Court Western
District of Missouri
Position Student Intern/Trainee
Position Number MIDPP-0620
Location Kansas City, Missouri
Starting
Grade/Range CL22 ($28,215-$45,855)
Opening Date June 2, 2020
Application
Deadline June 26, 2020 at noon CST
The United States District Court for the Western District of
Missouri is now accepting applications for a unique, one-year term as a Student
Intern. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is interested in
learning about the Federal Court system, and who is self-motivated with strong
attention to detail.
The goal of this
internship is to develop tomorrow’s judiciary employees through exposure,
assignments, rotations, networking, training and mentoring; as such, the intern
will be exposed to various career fields and opportunities within the federal
judiciary.
Court Overview
The Western District
of Missouri has approximately 280 employees (judges and staff) and is a fully
consolidated court which includes the District and Bankruptcy Courts and
Probation and Pretrial Services Office. The Western District is divided into
five divisions: Western (Kansas City), Central (Jefferson City), Southern
(Springfield), Southwestern (Joplin), and the St. Joseph division. The primary
office is in Kansas City with two divisional offices located in Jefferson City
and Springfield. All applicants should
visit www.mow.uscourts.gov for general information about the Court.
Program Overview
The Model Intern
Diversity Pilot Program (MIDPP) is built on a foundation of diversity and
innovation and exists to expose, develop and place talented, underserved youth
in the courts and prepare them for future permanent employment opportunities
while training them to be champions of diversity and inclusion.
This position is
intended to work with all aspects of the federal judiciary including: District
and Bankruptcy Courts Judges’ chambers, District and Bankruptcy Clerk’s Office,
and the Probation and Pretrial Services Office. This year-long internship will
commence no later than August 3, 2020 and end no later than July 31, 2021.
During the summer months (June through August), the intern is limited to
working no more than 40 work hours per week. During the academic year
(September through May), the intern is limited to 20 work hours per week.
Position Description
The intern will function as a student trainee and the duties
will include:
• Observing a wide variety of hearings in civil, bankruptcy,
and criminal cases to develop familiarity with the judicial process; • Job
shadowing court-system professionals, such as court staff, judges, Clerk’s
Office staff, and
Probation and Pretrial Services staff. • Assisting judicial,
legal, professional, and administrative staff with jury matters; • Assisting
judicial, legal, professional, and administrative staff as needed in handling
special events, such as naturalization ceremonies; • Assisting judicial, legal,
professional, and administrative staff in collecting, maintaining, and
processing case information; • Performing basic social science, historical,
statistical, and other research to support judicial, legal, professional, and
administrative staff; • Collecting, organizing, and summarizing statistical,
accounting, or other data on case processing, budgetary, workload, and other
court-related issues for judicial, legal, professional, and administrative
staff; • Organizing legal pleadings, briefs, motions, and correspondence for
judicial, legal, professional, and administrative staff; • Sorting,
classifying, copying, distributing, and filing court records to assist
judicial, legal, professional, and administrative staff; and • Performing other
duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
candidates must be willing to commit to a one-year internship and be:
• Be a rising junior or senior currently enrolled full-time,
in good standing, at an accredited college.
• Must be working toward a degree in one of the following
disciplines: pre-law, political science,
history, English, business administration, finance, or related discipline. • Possess excellent communication and
organization and planning skills.
Preferred qualifications: • Preference will be given to
first-generation college students and those demonstrating. • Must Possess: o Self-direction and ability
to work with limited supervision; o
Appreciation for the value of diversity and inclusion in the workplace;
and o Effective project coordination,
facilitation, and implementation based on past work or school experience.
Application Procedure
For consideration,
qualified applicants may apply by sending a PDF or Word file containing all of
the following documents: $ A cover letter describing how your experience
relates to the position and if you are a first-generation college student; $ a
resume detailing experience and education $ three references (business-related
or college professor); and $ AO78
application form. Form Link:
https://www.uscourts.gov/file/635/download
by the deadline
stated above to:
Miscellaneous The successful candidate will be hired
provisionally, pending the results of an FBI Background Investigation. The
court provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If
you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process,
please notify the Kathy Popejoy in the Human Resources Department. The decision
on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case by case basis.
Applicants must be United States citizens or eligible to work in the U.S. Travel for a personal interview and
relocation expenses will not be reimbursed. The Court will only communicate
with those qualified applicants who are selected for an interview. If you are
not notified, another applicant was selected.
The Western District of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer and
values diversity in the workplace. The Court reserves the right to modify the
conditions of this announcement, withdraw the announcement, or fill the
position at any time before the closing date, any of which may occur without
prior written notice.
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