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1.Co-op Requirements:
  1. Co-op must be for a minimum of 15 weeks (exceptions made for established fixed-length programs such as law firm summer associate positions, government honors programs, or other established programs)
  2. Co-op must be for a minimum of 35 hours per week
  3. Co-op duties must consist of substantial practical legal work such as legal research drafting, client interaction, and/or courtroom experience where appropriate
  4. Co-op student must be supervised by an attorney or judge
  5. Co-op student must receive a written evaluation from the supervising attorney at the end of the co-op experience that will become part of the student's permanent academic record
  6. If you are a for-profit law firm, business, or company, Northeastern University School of Law requires that you offer some form of compensation to the co-op students you hire. This could be an hourly rate, a weekly rate, or a stipend appropriate for your organization’s size and budget.
In certain cases, exceptions may be pre-approved by the Center for Co-op and Career Development to requirements 1, 3, and 4.(Required.)
2.Employer (Organization) Name(Required.)
3.Contact Full Name: This should be the name of the person who will be our primary point of contact for your office (e.g. this person will be the person to receive student application packets and inquiries from our office).(Required.)
4.Contact Title
5.Is contact a NUSL graduate?(Required.)
6.Contact Email Address(Required.)
7.Please Re-enter Email Address(Required.)
8.Street Address(Required.)
9.City(Required.)
10.State/Territory(Required.)
11.Zip/Postal Code
12.Country
13.Phone Number(Required.)
14.Your Name (Please enter your name here if you are not the primary contact. If you are a NUSL alumnus/a, please include your class year).
15.Your Email Address (Please enter your email address here if you are not the primary contact).
16.Name of supervising attorney for co-op students (if different from Primary Contact).

Please note that the co-op supervisor must be a judge or an attorney in good standing.
17.Employer Website
18.Number of Attorneys
19.Number of NUSL Graduates
20.Employer Description (This will appear in your employer record and co-op job posting in our system).(Required.)
21.Is your organization a public interest law firm? (Required.)
22.Primary Area(s) of Practice for the co-op internship opportunity (Please check all that apply).(Required.)
23.Primary Area(s) of Practice for your organization as a whole (Please check all that apply).(Required.)
24.Co-op Placement Description & Anticipated Student Responsibilities (This text will be used in the description in your co-op job posting).(Required.)
25.Preferred documents (the documents you would like to receive in application packets)
26.Salary (If none available, please write 'unfunded').

Please take note of our updated salary/stipend policy: if you are a for-profit law firm, business, or company, Northeastern University School of Law requires that you offer some form of compensation to the co-op students you hire. This could be an hourly rate, a weekly rate, or a stipend appropriate for your organization’s size and budget.(Required.)
27.If your office is not able to offer compensation, and is a non profit or government office, you may be eligible to arrange a contract with the university as a Work Study employer. If you are interested in learning more about this option, please indicate below.
28.Is your location accessible by public transportation? If yes, please specify transit options.
29.Additional Requirements: Please list any additional requirements for this co-op position.
30.Is your organization able to offer in person supervision to co-op students?(Required.)
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