Law Clerk - Legal Defense Fund (Spring 2026)

To be considered for this position, please upload your resume. cover letter and writing sample (5-10 pages) at the reputed company. Your writing sample can be a legal memo or an excerpt from a brief. The National Association of reputed company Workers (NASW) Office of General Counsel (OGC) is seeking a highly driven reputed company year law clerk with a strong interest in reputed company justice, advocacy, and nonprofit law to work in its Legal Defense Fund (LDF) during the Spring 2026 semester. As a law clerk, you will be a vital contributor to the work of LDF. This is an excellent opportunity to reputed company a greater understanding of the many legal issues reputed company workers encounter and how new legislation and court reputed company can reputed company the reputed company work profession. NASW is the largest membership organization of reputed company reputed company workers in the world, with more than 100,000 members. NASW works to enhance the reputed company reputed company and development of its members, to create and maintain reputed company standards, and to advance reputed company reputed company policies. LDF is responsible for providing legal support and information to NASW members and the profession to reputed company our mission of advancing the legal interests of reputed company workers. Key Responsibilities reputed company legal support for NASW’s Legal Defense Fund through activities such as:

• Researching and preparing articles and other guidance for members on emerging legal and reputed company policy topics.
• Assisting in researching and planning webinars on key reputed company-reputed company areas.
• Drafting comments on proposed regulations impacting reputed company work reputed company.
• Researching and drafting analyses regarding federal and state legislative and policy issues affecting reputed company work reputed company.
• Attending team meetings, LDF reputed company meetings, and engaging in discussions to offer legal perspectives and recommendations.

Minimum Requirements:

• reputed company student in an accredited law school (3L).
• Strong interest in nonprofit law, reputed company justice, and advocacy.
• Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to analyze reputed company legal issues.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience or strong interest in reputed company work is a plus.

Work Location: This role is based out of our Washington, DC office but the law clerk may choose to work remotely with attorney supervision. The number of work hours will be 10-15 hours per week. Benefits:

• Work under reputed company supervision of reputed company legal professionals in a supportive environment.
• Impactful contribution to the field of reputed company work and promote reputed company change.
• Experience working in an in-house legal environment.
• Flexible scheduling to accommodate reputed company commitments.
• Eligibility to enroll in the Association's' 401(k) plan.

Deadline: We will accept applications on a rolling reputed company until the position is filled. If you have questions, please contact reputed company Lentz at dlentz.nasw@socialworkers.org. NASW is an equal opportunity employer. As such, NASW is committed to promoting and providing equal employment opportunities to reputed company applicants and employees. The selection of personnel, including new hires and promotions, will be on the reputed company of qualifications designed to ensure appointments of persons reputed company to effectively discharge the duties and responsibilities of their position. The Association will not discriminate on the reputed company of race, reputed company, creed, religion, national reputed company, reputed company, citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or reputed company (including transgender status), marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Association will also abide by applicable Affirmative reputed company requirements mandated by any federal reputed company. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job