Law Clerk Intern - Summer 2025 Job Listing at NJM Insurance Group in Trenton, NJ (Job ID R2006370)

Description

NJM Insurance has a law clerk (summer internship) opportunity available in our Workers' Compensation Claims Legal Department. This is a great opportunity for a law student to observe and assist the in-house attorneys with litigation of workers' compensation claims. 

The law clerk will gain work experience while performing meaningful tasks and projects. This summer internship is part of a structured program that will provide the law clerk with challenging work assignments/projects, an overall view of the business, and networking opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare summaries of new case law.

• Conduct legal research, proofread & cite check legal briefs and prepare legal memos as needed.

• Review other motions for preparation of answers under staff attorney supervision.

• Prepare medical timelines under staff attorney supervision.

• Assist Staff Attorneys in taking witness statements and conducting interviews.

• Assist/shadow paralegals to prepare cases for court.

• Shadow staff attorneys for virtual and/or in-person court appearances.

• Shadow claims resolution specialists to learn about the claims life cycle.

• Review, summarize and prepare draft interrogatory answers under staff attorney supervision.

• Assist Legal Management with data clean up and perform data analysis as needed. 

Requirements

• 2L Law Student – preferably a student with an interest in joining an in-house legal department

• Interest in labor, workers' compensation and/or personal injury law.

• Strong writing, research, and communication skills. Detail-oriented.

• Experience on their school's law review or law journal is preferred.

• If possible, writing sample is requested.

• Cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher

This is a robust program that includes:

• Lunch with our leaders.

• Meaningful work where you are a contributor and collaborator.

• Team Intern Project: Researching and presenting a business question to our top leaders.

• Leader Presentations: Insurance Industry, Key Departments and how they work and more.

• Informational interviews in areas you want to learn more about.

• Self paced leadership training.

​Intern Fun:

• Night at the Trenton Thunder Game

• Two volunteer events to give back to the community in which we serve.

• Lunch & Learns

• Networking

• Weekly game days

Quotable:

• John: “NJM is a place to learn and grow. The community is truly special."

• Kyle: “I cannot recommend this internship enough to other students! The SIU internship has become a cornerstone of my professional and academic development and has laid a foundation for my future endeavors.”

• Maggie: “People are here to help, and we are here to learn.”

• Joe: "I truly cannot imagine having interned at someplace other than NJM over the past year. I consider myself so extremely lucky to have had this excellent opportunity!"

Legal Disclaimer: NJM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, retaining and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that is fully representative of the diversity that exists in the communities in which we do business.