March 14, 2025
Job Title: Law Clerk
Position Type: Fall/Summer Semesters
The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) is seeking rising second- or third-year law students to work on a part-time basis (approximately 15-20 hours per week) beginning as soon as possible, no later than June 1, 2025, through the fall 2025 and spring 2026 semesters. Clerks can choose the option of paid employment or school credit (if available at your school and approved by your school and NVLSP) for each period.
The law clerk will work primarily with appellate attorneys practicing before the Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims that represent veterans and survivors in proceedings for benefits before the Court. Duties will include reviewing veteran records, conducting legal research, writing memoranda, drafting fee applications, preparing legal documents for filing, and performing other litigation support assignments as needed. Applicants for the law clerk position must have strong legal research and writing skills, and good attention to detail.
A cover letter, resume, writing sample, and list of three references should be e-mailed to personnel@nvlsp.org. The position will remain open until filled. Subject Line should read: “Law Clerk Application.” The positions will remain open until filled.
About NVLSP
The National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP) is a high-impact national nonprofit veterans service organization based in Arlington, VA. Established in 1981, NVLSP's mission is to ensure that the government delivers to our nation’s veterans and active duty personnel the benefits which they have earned due to the disabilities that resulted from their military service. To this end, NVLSP and its attorneys provide legal representation at no cost to veterans and surviving family members before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) and other federal courts and agencies. NVLSP often serves as amicus or lead counsel in impact litigation throughout the United States. In addition, NVLSP trains hundreds of other lawyer and non-lawyer advocates in veterans/military law and publishes advocacy materials to assist these advocates in their representation of veterans, service members, and their families. NVLSP wrote the book on veterans’ law—The Veterans Benefits Manual—the nation's first veterans law treatise.
All applications will be reviewed in confidence. NVLSP is an equal opportunity employer.