MJF Summer Clerkships are summer clerkships with public interest, government and non-profit agencies from the Twin Cities Metro and Greater Minnesota.  

You are eligible if you are:

• Enrolled in a Minnesota law school,
• In any semester but your final semester of your academic program, and
• A 2012-2013 MJF student member. (In addition to applying online, this
• $20 membership fee must be paid to the UST-MJF Student Chapter, by the application deadline of January 29 at 5:00 pm). There are a couple of ways to pay this fee. Students can write checks and give them to Megan Volk or leave them for Megan in the student services suite. Checks can be made out to UST-MJF Student Chapter. Cash is also accepted. Students who pay with cash should put it in an envelope with their name on the front. Those can also be left for Megan Volk in the student services suite or under her office door.

Each agency will pick their own applicants, but they are required to pick multiple applicants from each law school as well as interview at least one first year student.  

You will be required to complete 400 hours of legal service between the last day of the spring semester and the first day of the fall semester; generally, 40 hours a week for 10 weeks. 

You apply on the University of Minnesota Symplicity website. To gain access to their Symplicity system you need to email lawcareers@stthomas.edu with the following information.

First Name:

Last Name:

Year in School:

Email Address:

Every Friday the U of M will send out Symplicity login information to the students who requested access during the week. 

Once you have access to the U of M Symplicity system you will be able to apply for up to 10 of the 18 agencies by submitting your resume and cover letter.  IMPORTANT: You may NOT include GPA or class rank for law school or undergraduate school or any other academic honors such as dean’s list, scholarship receipt, etc.  (You may include a scholarship awarded on a basis other than grades, but please discuss it with Megan Volk first.)

2013 MJF Summer Clerkship Student Application Instructions

The deadline to request access to the U of M Symplicity system is Tuesday, January 29 at 4:00 pm, but the deadline to apply for MJF Clerkships ends on Tuesday, January 29 at 5:00 pm!

We strongly suggest you email lawcareers@stthomas.edu with your request by Thursday, January 24. Glitches happen and you need to give yourself enough time to login and make sure you can access everything correctly.  

No, these clerkships are unpaid, but MJF Clerks who receive their clerkship though this program are provided a stipend of $4,500 if they are clerking in the Metro and $5,000 if they are clerking in Greater Minnesota. 

A complete list of agencies and job descriptions are found in the U of M Symplicity system and on the MJF website: http://www.mnjustice.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={E6BC9A6B-E804-44AE-9FC3-8C15A5CDB8B2}.