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At the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we deliver reliable water to a region with 19 million people-and to accomplish this, we rely on a team of Talented Employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible.
There is currently one (1) opening for a part-time OR full-time Law Clerk (District Temporary) in the Legal Department at MWD's Headquarters Building in downtown Los Angeles.
This recruitment may result in an eligibility list.*
Launch Your Legal Career in Public Service!
Law Clerk (District Temporary)
Are you a law student who's completed your first year and ready to apply your legal skills to real-world issues? Join a dynamic public agency legal team where your research and writing will directly support impactful work across California.
As a Law Clerk, you won't just observe-you'll contribute. You'll work alongside experienced attorneys on meaningful legal matters involving environmental law, water rights, public finance, and more.
What You'll Do
• Conduct legal research to support briefs, opinions, and other legal documents
• Prepare memoranda summarizing court decisions, statutes, and regulations
• Analyze legal issues across diverse practice areas, including:
environmental, energy, water rights, Native American law, regulatory, tort, employment, public finance, real property, construction, and contract law
Why This Role Stands Out
• Real Legal Experience: Build practical skills that go beyond the classroom
• Flexible Scheduling:
o Part-time (minimum 16 hours/week) designed around your class schedule
o Full-time (9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off)
• Year-Round Opportunity: Work full-time in the summer and transition to part-time during the academic year
• Meaningful Impact: Contribute to legal work that affects millions of Californians
APPLICATION PROCESS:
For your application to be considered, a 5 - 10 page legal document that you have written must be provided in addition to your resume. Please combine your writing sample and your resume and upload/submit them together as one document when you apply.
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.
To view the full job description, click here: Law Clerk
Work Schedule:
• Part-Time or Full-Time: Part-Time Law Clerks will work at least 16 hours per week (schedule flexible to accommodate classes). Full-time Law Clerks will work a 44/36 schedule (Monday through Friday with alternating Fridays off). Students may work full-time during the summer and transition to part-time when school resumes. Start times are no earlier than 6 am and end times are no later than 6 pm.
• Hybrid: Metropolitan's current practice in this position is a hybrid work schedule. This typically includes two days a week in person and the other days remote. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs. In addition, a telework policy is scheduled for negotiations and once completed and implemented, will provide final direction on the hybrid schedule.
• Anticipated estimated length of assignment: Up to 18 months.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: Successful completion of first year of law school.
BENEFITS
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements
• Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis
• On-site fitness center
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: Benefits District Temporary Employees (Represented)
ABOUT MWD
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email: jobs@mwdh2o.com.
Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).
Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PT on the date stated in the job announcement. However, it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.
Eligibility List*: An eligibility list is a list of qualified candidates created when a job posting states that one will be established.
Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications listed in the original posting and successfully pass all stages of the recruitment process-but are not selected for the initial vacancy-may be placed on this list for future openings.
The list may be used to invite candidates to participate in a selection interview for a future vacancy in the same classification / title (if there is one). The duration of the list depends on the applicable bargaining unit.
Qualifying Experience: Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.
Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).
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