EXTERNSHIPS
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INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL (EB 389)
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When: any semester
Where: Chicago office
Credits available: 3 – 4
Prerequisites: Fundamentals I of Retirement Plan Issues (EB 361) and Tax/Employee Benefits Research (TX 333)
Eligible students: students enrolled in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Employee Benefits programs, or in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Tax Law programs
Educational objectives: practical experience in tax / employee benefits law, development of research, writing and drafting skills, and preparation of pleadings, discovery documents, stipulations of fact and trial memoranda used in Tax Court cases
Deadline for application: at least 8 weeks before desired start date
Click here for information about the IRS Office of Chief Counsel
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION (EB 393)
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When: any semester
Where: Chicago office
Credits available: 3 – 4
Prerequisites: Fundamentals I and II of Retirement Plans (EB 361 and EB 362)
Eligible students: students enrolled in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Employee Benefits programs, or in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Tax Law programs with a concentration on Employee Benefits
Educational objectives: practical experience in employee benefits law, development of research, writing and drafting skills, and preparation of memoranda and discovery documents to assist pension investigators and auditors
Deadline for application: at least 4 weeks before desired start date
Click here for information about the DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration
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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY OFFICE OF TAX POLICY, OFFICE OF BENEFITS TAX COUNSEL (EB 395)
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When: summer
Where: Washington DC
Credits available: 3-4
Prerequisites: Fundamentals I and II of Retirement Plans (EB 361 and EB 362)
Eligible students: students enrolled in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Employee Benefits programs, or in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Tax Law programs with a concentration on Employee Benefits
Educational objectives: to provide students with practical experience in a specialized area of employee benefits law by becoming thoroughly familiar with the legal and policy implications of the Office of Benefits Tax Counsel within the Department of the Treasury’s employee benefits practice; to further develop research, writing and drafting skills; to learn practical lawyering skills of document review and application of law and policy
Deadline for application: February 1
Click here for information about the DOT Office of Benefits Tax Counsel
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PENSION RIGHTS CENTER (EB 396)
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When: summer
Where: Washington DC
Credits available: 4
Prerequisites: Fundamentals I and II of Retirement Plans (EB 361 and EB 362)
Eligible students: students enrolled in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Employee Benefits programs, or in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Tax Law programs with a concentration on Employee Benefits
Educational objectives: to provide Externs with practical experience in a specialized area of employee benefits law by becoming familiar with the pension assistance activities of the Pension Rights Center’s National PARC initiative; to further develop practical lawyering skills to include research, writing, document review and application of law and policy
Deadline for application: February 1
Click here for information about the Pension Rights Center
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION (EB 391)
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When: summer
Where: Washington DC
Credits available: 3-4
Prerequisites: Fundamentals I and II of Retirement Plans (EB 361 and EB 362)
Eligible students: students enrolled in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Employee Benefits programs, or in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Tax Law programs with a concentration on Employee Benefits
Educational objectives: to provide students with practical experience in a specialized area of employee benefits law by becoming thoroughly familiar with the legal and policy implications of the PBGC employee benefits practice; to further develop research, writing and drafting skills; to learn practical lawyering skills of document review and application of law and policy
Deadline for application: February 1
Click here for information about the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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PROFIT SHARING / 401(k) COUNCIL OF AMERICA (EB 390)
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When: any semester
Where: Chicago Office
Credits available: 3-4
Prerequisites: Fundamentals I and II of Retirement Plans (EB 361 and EB 362)
Eligible students: students enrolled in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Employee Benefits programs, or in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Tax Law programs with a concentration on Employee Benefits
Educational objectives: to provide students with practical experience in a specialized area of employee benefits law by becoming thoroughly familiar with the legal and policy implications of the PSCA employee benefits practice; to further develop research, writing and drafting skills; to learn practical lawyering skills of document review and application of law and policy
Deadline for application: at least 4 weeks before desired start date
Click here for information about the Profit Sharing / 401(k) Council of America
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NEW ENGLAND PENSION ASSISTANCE PROJECT (EB 376)
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When: any semester
Where: work from Chicago, but contact supervisor in Boston
Credits available: 3-4
Prerequisites: Fundamentals I and II of Retirement Plans (EB 361 and EB 362)
Eligible students: students enrolled in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Employee Benefits programs, or in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Tax Law programs with a concentration on Employee Benefits
Educational objectives: to provide Externs with practical experience in a specialized area of employee benefits law by becoming familiar with the pension assistance activities of the Pension Action Center, within the Gerontolgy Institute at the University of MA; to further develop practical lawyering skills to include research, writing, document review and application of law and policy
Deadline for application: at least 4 weeks before desired start date
Click here for information about the New England Pension Assistance Project
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PRACTICUM
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LAW (EB 397)
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When: any semester
Where: Chicago
Credits available: 1-4
Prerequisites: Fundamentals I and II of Retirement Plans (EB 361 and EB 362)
Eligible students: students enrolled in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Employee Benefits programs, or in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Tax Law programs with a concentration on Employee Benefits
Educational objectives: to see how employee benefits attorneys work with other attorneys and employee benefits professionals (e.g., head of human resource, actuaries, accountants, administrators) in accomplishing transactions for their clients; students should begin to develop an understanding of the relationship between employee benefits attorneys and their clients as well as the relationships between attorneys and their firms; students will be given assignments similar to those given to new lawyers in this practice area
Deadline for application: at least 4 weeks before desired start date
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INTERNSHIPS
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT
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When: summer
Where: Washington DC
Credits available: none, you will be paid at either a G-5 or G-7 federal pay rate
Prerequisites: Fundamentals I and II of Retirement Plans (EB 361 and EB 362)
Eligible students: students enrolled in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Employee Benefits programs, or in the LLM or joint JD/LLM Tax Law programs with a concentration on Employee Benefits
Educational objectives: practical experience in employee benefits law, development of research, writing and drafting skills, and preparation of memoranda and discovery documents to assist pension investigators and auditors
Deadline for application: February 1
Click here for information about the DOL EBSA Office of Enforcement
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