What are the responsibilities and job description for the Year-Round Law Clerk - Law Students position at Southern California Edison (SCE)?
Join the Clean Energy Revolution
This position is part of Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Law Clerk Experience Program. Law clerks are expected to work forty hours per week during a 12-week period during the summer and an average of 15 hours per week for the rest of the school year. Hours in the school year will be somewhat flexible to accommodate academic commitments. You'll gain hands on experience with meaningful work while developing essential skills and building your professional network. We’re big believers that diversity leads to innovation, creativity, and collaboration. Your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will perform research on a variety of legal issues, and engage in writing memos, briefs, draft pleadings, and contract provisions at the direction of the supervising attorney; may attend departmental and client meetings, and other relevant meetings with supervising attorney(s). In addition, the successful candidate may assist in the representation of the Company on various matters, including in state and federal court, and advising client organizations in identifying and resolving legal, business and strategic issues related to general business issues, claims and liability. The successful candidate is also expected to maintain a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices and performing other responsibilities/duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.
At SCE, we celebrate our differences. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status.
We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.
Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
This position is part of Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Law Clerk Experience Program. Law clerks are expected to work forty hours per week during a 12-week period during the summer and an average of 15 hours per week for the rest of the school year. Hours in the school year will be somewhat flexible to accommodate academic commitments. You'll gain hands on experience with meaningful work while developing essential skills and building your professional network. We’re big believers that diversity leads to innovation, creativity, and collaboration. Your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will perform research on a variety of legal issues, and engage in writing memos, briefs, draft pleadings, and contract provisions at the direction of the supervising attorney; may attend departmental and client meetings, and other relevant meetings with supervising attorney(s). In addition, the successful candidate may assist in the representation of the Company on various matters, including in state and federal court, and advising client organizations in identifying and resolving legal, business and strategic issues related to general business issues, claims and liability. The successful candidate is also expected to maintain a safety conscious work environment by following Edison safety protocols and safe work practices and performing other responsibilities/duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be a law student entering their third year of law school, pursuing a Juris Doctorate (JD) in Law at an ABA accredited institution
- Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.00 or higher
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience conducting efficient electronic and traditional research
- Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- This position’s work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
- Applicants must provide a cover letter, unofficial transcript, resume, and recent writing sample (research memo, journal article, or pleading) on which they are the sole author.
- There are at least 2 open positions for this requisition.
- The role has a start date of May/June 2026 and end date of May/June 2027.
- Official transcripts will be verified during the on-boarding process
- We require you to be legally authorized to work directly as employees for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship
- Visit our Candidate Resource page to get meaningful information related to resources, testing information, the hiring process, and more!
- Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
- Relocation or housing does not apply to this position
The people at SCE don't just keep the lights on. Our mission is so much bigger. We’re fueling the kind of innovation that’s changing an entire industry, and quite possibly the planet. Join us and create a future with cleaner energy, while providing our customers with the safety and reliability they demand. At SCE, you’ll have a chance to grow personally and professionally, making a real impact in Southern California and around the world.
At SCE, we celebrate our differences. We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other protected status.
We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at (833) 343-0727.
Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
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