Year-Round Law Clerk

Job Description

Year-Round Law Clerk | Sandia National Laboratories

The Tone:
This is a temporary, part-time internship at Sandia National Laboratories, offering a hybrid work arrangement in Albuquerque, NM. Sandia is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab dedicated to national security and technology innovation. This role provides an invaluable opportunity for a law student to gain hands-on experience in a corporate legal office, directly supporting attorneys and contributing to the critical legal framework that underpins national security work.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary, Part-Time
• Location: Hybrid – Albuquerque, NM

• Team: Sandia’s Regulatory & Contract Law Center, within the Legal and Prime Contract Division.
• Mission: Provide comprehensive legal support and advice to Sandia attorneys across various subject matters, aiding in compliance and corporate legal needs.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Research: Conduct legal research spanning federal, state, and statutory law, exercising independent judgment to apply findings to specific facts.
• Write: Prepare legal memoranda for internal attorney use and occasionally for litigation purposes, communicating determinations concisely with robust legal support.
• Support: Assist attorneys across diverse legal subject matters, including privacy, regulatory compliance, procurement, transactional law, and general corporate legal matters.
• Educate: Draft succinct and understandable educational materials for non-attorney Sandia employees to aid their compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Collaborate: Work collaboratively with legal staff on a range of initiatives and legal proceedings, with a particular emphasis on privacy matters.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Earned bachelor’s degree; currently attending and enrolled full time in a related accredited graduate program.
• Experience: Ability to work up to 30 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 40 hours per week during the summer.
• Skills: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0; Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship.
• Bonus: Currently attending and enrolled full time in an accredited J.D. program; Demonstrated proficiency in legal research and writing; Ability to work independently, manage time effectively while working on multiple projects, and communicate well; Ability to work onsite 10-15 hours per week during the academic year; Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L security clearance.