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UCDC Law Program Externships in Washington, D.C.
The UCDC Law Program is a full-time externship program in Washington, DC providing experiential learning through a full-time field placement with a government agency, nonprofit or advocacy organization, including those engaged in law and technology issues. Law students who participate are eligible to receive 13 units: 10 units for the field placement and 3 units for the companion course, “Law and Lawyering in the Nation’s Capital.”
Full details: https://www.ucdc.edu/academic/law
Specific Externships:
Federal Communications Commission, Competition Policy Division in the Wireline Bureau
Competition Policy Division of the FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau. Our primary mission is to foster competition in the provision of communications services through market-opening rulemaking and other proceedings that affect wireline telecommunications service providers and consumers. The division is responsible for implementation of non-pricing aspects of the local competition requirements of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, including interconnection, network element unbundling and privacy. The division also administers U.S. numbering policy (including local number portability), and reviews applications from wireline carriers for mergers and other transfers of control, and discontinuance of service.
The Future of Privacy Forum
The Future of Privacy Forum is a non-profit organization that serves as a catalyst for privacy leadership and scholarship, advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologies. FPF brings together industry, academics, consumer advocates, and other thought leaders to explore the challenges posed by technological innovation and develop privacy protections, ethical norms and workable business practices. FPF helps fill the void in the “space not occupied by law” which exists due to the speed of technology development. As “data optimists,” we believe that the power of data for good is a net benefit to society, and that it can be well-managed to control risks and offer the best protections and empowerment to consumers and individuals. www.fpf.org
FPF seeks legal interns to support Policy Counsel responsible for developing and evaluating data practices in the consumer and commercial sector by shaping corporate practices, engaging with regulators and government agencies, and providing thought leadership in a variety of settings. Issue portfolios will include privacy concerns related to current commercial and consumer technologies such as – but not limited to – Big Data and the Internet of Things, connected cars, student data, ad tracking, mobile location data use, smart cities, deidentification standards, algorithms, and biometrics and AI. Positions located in the Washington D.C. office.
Federal Communications Commission, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB)
Through the PSHSB internship program, law students gain hands-on experience in communications and administrative law matters pertaining to public safety, homeland security, national security, emergency management and preparedness, and disaster management. Students help PSHSB develop, recommend, and administer the FCC’s policies and rules to advance the security and reliability of the nation’s communications infrastructure as well as its public safety and emergency response capabilities and emerging technology.
Federal Communications Commission, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division (legal)
(https://www.fcc.gov/general/internships-public-safety-and-homeland-security-bureau)
The Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division (CCR) provides legal, engineering, and other technical advice and expertise to the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and the Federal Communications Commission regarding public safety and homeland security issues, particularly with respect to ensuring that communications networks are reliable, resilient, and secure. CCR develops and recommends Commission and PSHSB policies on network and other infrastructure reliability, including 911 reliability, and other public safety issues as assigned. CCR also administers the Commission’s information collection requirements with respect to communications reliability (such as network outage reports, disaster information reporting, and 911 reliability certifications) and performs analyses and studies on public safety, homeland security, national security, disaster management and related issues.
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Internship Period(s): Fall/Spring semester and Summer
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General Duties: Unpaid Legal Intern
Fall, Spring, and Summer interns will assist with analysis of a broad variety of legal and policy issues relating to potential and existing programs and regulations of the agency. They will perform legal assignments which address Division/Bureau issues and that may involve technical or complex information. Additionally, the intern will assist in the preparation of legal memoranda and other Commission documents. The intern also may attend and participate in meetings with Commission personnel and outside parties. The intern will assist staff attorneys and Division leadership in an often fast-paced environment on a variety of issues. They may interact with industry counsel and other third parties on several issues.
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Selection Criteria:
Seeking second and third year law students with strong analytical, research, writing, and communications skills that demonstrated a strong interest in communications law, public interest, or federal government. Students must be enrolled in an accredited law school at least half-time to apply. Students may apply during their first year of law school, but they must have completed their first academic year of law school before the internship starts. Must be a U.S. Citizen.
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Send Application to: Brenda Villanueva, Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau at Brenda.Villanueva@fcc.gov. A completed application packet should include: cover letter, resume, law school transcript, and a brief writing sample. Applicants should clearly indicate the period(s) for which they are applying, and the amount of time (days/hours) they would be available to work each week.
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Applications Deadline: Rolling basis.
For all Spring 2019 externships, start applying now. Apply here: UCDC Law Application
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