589 Office of the Judge Advocate General Internship
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Office of the Judge Advocate General Internship
2024 info session Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 12 noon on Microsoft Teams:
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The OJAG in conjunction with the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta is offering an opportunity for law students. Eligible students can apply for an unpaid internship with the OJAG for the fall and winter semesters of the upcoming academic year.
The OJAG will host an virtual information session on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 12 noon.
Students will gain an understanding of the legal work that the OJAG conducts and its role in delivering, to the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence, independent, operationally focused, solution oriented legal advice and services across the full spectrum of military law, including in the areas of military justice, administrative law, and operational law.
Students will receive three credits for their internship once successfully completed. Up to two students will intern each semester for 12-13 weeks and will work approximately 6 hours per week for a total of 75 hours.
Reporting to the Assistant Judge Advocate General for the Western Region, the interns’ duties may include:
Drafting pre-charge and pre-trial legal advice for the chain of command in respect of service and criminal offences committed by members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
Reviewing career-related administrative decisions and drafting legal advice to the chain of command
Reviewing and drafting responses in relation to claims by or against the Crown
Researching domestic and international operational law issues
Requirements:
Second or third year law student at the University of Alberta
Strong communications skills
Strong legal research skills
Ability to work in teams
Able to achieve Reliability Status in a Security Screening. More detail on requirements here:
https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/esc-src/personnel/information-eng.html
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit by email the following:
Resume and cover letter of no more than 800 words, explaining why you are interested in an internship with the OJAG
A copy of your current transcripts (including degrees prior to law – unofficial ones are fine)
Winter 2024 grades required
One reference letter (academic or employment)
Please indicate which semester(s) you are applying for in your cover letter and include “OJAG Law Intern” in the subject line
Please address your application to the Vice Dean of Law (vicedeanoflaw@ualberta.ca), with subject line “OJAG Law Intern”. Applications for both the Fall and Winter semesters will be accepted until Friday, May 31, 2024 at 3pm.
Interviews will take place shortly thereafter. If you are selected, you will be manually registered in the course.