2027 Unpaid Law Intern

New Jersey Courts•Toms River, NJ

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Ocean Vicinage is seeking organized, detailed-oriented individuals with excellent communication, interpersonal, and writing skills to serve as judge's unpaid interns in our Civil, Criminal, and Family Divisions. Judge's interns are expected to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Judges, Judiciary employees, legal professionals, and the public. Selected candidates will have the opportunity to learn many aspects of case processing and gain practical experience and valuable insight into the judicial process. If another position becomes available within five months of this recruitment’s closing date, the applicant pool from this posting may be used to fill additional vacancies. When you come to work for New Jersey Judiciary you will join an 8500-member strong TEAM that operates with the highest standards of independence, integrity, fairness and quality service. You will be engaged with work that has purpose, meaning and makes a difference in lives of the public we serve. We work hard every day to build the public’s trust and confidence in our court system, which includes issues such as bail reform, marijuana decriminalization and recovery court. Whether it be in a courtroom, an administrative office, a courthouse training room, an IT office or in the field, our Judiciary workforce is improving the lives of countless individuals and families every day. We honor the dignity and individualism of each member of our organization while fostering professionalism and continuous improvement in our work. The Judiciary offers a strong opportunity for growth.

Requirements

Undergraduate students who are attending an accredited college or university are encouraged to apply.
US citizenship is not required.
Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the US according to Department of Homeland Security, US Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations.
Unpaid intern applicants who are 18 years of age or older must agree to a thorough background check that will include fingerprinting.
All applicants must complete the work experience and education sections and attach any required documents.
Applications must describe all relevant work experience in detail, beginning with your current or most recent job, including military service (indicate rank), internships and job-related volunteer work, if applicable.
Use a separate section to describe each position.
Applicants who indicate "see resume" or enter their initials to acknowledge that they have skipped the Work History and Education sections will not be considered, unless they do not possess any education history or work experience.
Only applicants that follow the application instructions and submit completed applications will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Work flexible hours
Good communication and interpersonal skills are helpful
Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel are helpful
Many schools will give course credit for work experience. Please check with your school regarding receiving credit for unpaid internship work experience.