The Graduate Lawyering Program is seeking rising 2Ls and 3Ls to serve as teaching assistants for Graduate Lawyering I. There will be 11 sections in the fall. The 9 one-credit sections meet every other week; the 2 two-credit sections meet every week. Three additional sections meet for one week in January, the week before the start of spring classes. The application deadline is Friday, August 8.
Professors Mary Holland, Irene Ayers, Karen Ross, and Judge Gerald Lebovits will teach these classes. The course focuses on legal research, writing and analysis. Students enrolled in the course gain significant practical training. TAs work with students on their ongoing writing projects, advising on structure, content, and style, as well as providing instruction on legal citation. TAs work closely with faculty in a collegial atmosphere.
The Graduate Lawyering I course is for international LLM students and is required for most foreign-trained attorneys expecting to sit for the New York Bar exam. The course employs the same teaching methodologies as the Lawyering Program, but is streamlined and refined specifically for international graduate students. The LLM students are typically lawyers admitted to the bar in other countries and generally have two or more years of practice experience. Many LLM students are non-native English speakers, with varying expertise in US legal research and writing. These students are eager to learn about the American legal system and culture and to get to know JDs who may be in their other classes.
Working with LLM students is both personally and professionally rewarding, providing the opportunity to start a global professional network while still in law school. It is an excellent opportunity for those with teaching aspirations, and it will give all TAs a chance to focus on their own legal research, writing and analytical skills in the context of helping others.
The Program seeks JDs with strong research, writing and analytical skills, together with excellent people skills.
Graduate Lawyering TAs will receive credit towards their JD degrees.
To apply, please send your resume, transcript and a writing sample to Jesus Ballivian, administrative assistant to Mary Holland, at jesus.ballivian@nyu.edu. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mary Holland, Director of the Graduate Lawyering Program, at mary.holland@nyu.edu.