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NEOGOV · 1 month ago

Veteran Law Clerk - Summer 2026

King County - Seattle - Downtown Business, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad

$23/hr - $24/hr

NEOGOV is seeking law students who are veterans to serve as paid law clerks for the Washington State Attorney General’s Office starting Summer 2026. The role involves supporting the Office of Military and Veteran Legal Assistance by assisting veterans with civil legal needs, conducting legal research, and contributing to outreach efforts within the military and veteran community.

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No H1B

Responsibilities

Assisting veterans, service members, and their families seeking civil legal assistance. This may include conducting intake interviews with individuals requesting help, identifying appropriate resources for community members, or drafting plain-language emails and letters to inform individuals about resources available to them. OMVLA does not provide legal advice to community members

Researching and drafting memoranda on legal issues affecting service members, veterans, and their families

Contributing to the AG’s outreach efforts to Washington’s military and veteran community, including attending events such as Stand Downs for veterans experiencing homelessness, and

Identifying and developing training topics for community partners, including attorneys, service providers, and other stakeholders

Qualification

Legal researchLegal writingPublic service commitmentCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Served or is currently serving in any branch of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves and either fulfilled their initial military service obligation or, as a member of the armed forces reserves, national guard, or coast guard, was called into federal services by a presidential select reserve call up for at least one hundred eighty cumulative days

Received a qualifying discharge under RCW 73.04.005

Currently enrolled in an ABA accredited law school and must maintain that status during the duration of the clerkship

Committed to public service

Possess a diverse background in education, previous work experience, law school activities, extracurricular activities, community service and areas of interest that enhance our office

Able to work in WA State for the duration of the clerkship

Qualified first and second-year students interested in serving as a law clerk during Summer 2026 must apply to this posting by clicking the 'apply' button and submitting a profile and uploading the following documents by January 14, 2026: Letter of Interest, Resume, Law School Transcript (official/unofficial), One letter of recommendation (2L only), List of 3 professional references (1L only), Writing sample (no more than 10 pages)

Second-year law students are required to submit one letter of recommendation by the application deadline

First-year law students must submit a list of three professional references with their application materials

Benefits

Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance.

Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses.

Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.

Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.

Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.

The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.

State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).

Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP).

All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems.

If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.

Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month.

Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165 or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.

Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave.