Law Clerk

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY

The Law Clerk at the Detroit Housing Commission will support the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). This position is ideal for a current second-year law school student interested in practicing as in-house counsel, public housing, and landlord/tenant law, labor and employment law, real estate development, FOIAs, corporate governance, litigation, insurance, and contract law. The OGC Law Clerk conducts research and assists attorneys on a wide variety of matters, including drafting and editing memoranda, state and federal court pleadings, assisting with eviction and eviction diversion matters in landlord/tenant court (36th District Court), working on Freedom of Information Act requests, assisting with administrative matters (EEOC, Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Michigan Employment Relations Commission), attending and observing DHC Board meetings, and preparing summaries for executive leadership.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must have completed the first year of law school with a passing grade in law school courses.
• Must be a current law school student in an American Bar Association-accredited law school.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Must have or be able to acquire a valid state driver’s license.
• Must pass federal, state, and local criminal investigation clearances, and pass a drug screening test administered by the Commission or its designated provider.
• Must be insurable under the agency’s insurance policy. KNOWLEDGE
• Knowledge of common law, city, state, and federal laws, rules of evidence, and judicial procedures
• Knowledge of legal terminology, the formats of a variety of legal documents, legal processes and procedures, and court/hearing rules, records, procedures and protocol
• Knowledge of Housing & Urban Development Public Housing regulations and policies pertinent to the department

JOB DESCRIPTION LAW CLERK

• Knowledge of HUD programs, requirements, and policies/procedures
• Knowledge of DHC and departmental policies, procedures, and goals
• Knowledge of standard office procedures, filing, and standard office equipment, including computer, fax, copier, telephone system
• Knowledge of basic office practices, procedures, and equipment
• Knowledge of ADA, FLSA, COBRA, FMLA, HIPAA, TITLE VII, EEO, Workers'
• Compensation, FCRA
• Knowledge of labor and employment law
• Knowledge of traditional and electronic legal research methods
• Knowledge of contract law
• Knowledge of consumer bankruptcy law
• Knowledge of real estate and development law
• Basic knowledge of privacy laws and federal and state
• Knowledge of freedom of information laws REQUIRED ABILITIES
• Maintain confidentiality
• Act independently