Summer Law Clerk

Position Summary

Location of position: Interns are expected to work in-person at least two days per week at Denver Water’s main Administration Bldg, located at 1600 W. 12th Avenue Denver, CO 80204. Additional hours may be performed remotely.

 

Each Internship is full-time: approximately 40 hours per week.

 

All candidates must submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample, all in one document. Please send materials to Kris Bates at kris.bates@denverwater.org and apply online at www.denverwater.org/careers.

 

Denver Water’s Office of General Counsel provides all of Denver Water’s legal services. The Office of General Counsel consists of nine attorneys who are engaged in the areas of natural resources, environmental, public lands, water, contracts, real estate, business, employment, municipal law, and civil litigation.

 

This Intern will join the Office of General Counsel and:

• May be called upon to answer questions involving any of the areas of law.
• They’ll write responses to attorneys which may take the form of a memorandum, correspondence, a portion of a brief, response to discovery, or other documents.
• Law clerks may attend meetings with clients, depositions, hearings, trials and meetings of the Board of Water Commissioners.

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform this intern project:

• Attention to detail
• Ability/desire to work independently
• Good communications skills
• Proficient in legal research and writing

 

During the Summer Intern Program, there are three(3) mandatory events.

Intern positions do not come with any benefits other than holiday pay and Accrued Paid Sick Leave. Interns and Denver Water Temps accrue one hour of Accrued Paid Sick Leave per 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year per the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

Denver Water proudly serves high-quality water and promotes its efficient use to 1.4 million people in the city of Denver and many surrounding suburbs. Established in 1918, the utility is a public agency funded by water rates and new tap fees, not taxes.