STEP Newsletter - Autunno 2012

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STEP Newsletter

Traineeship ID: TN-EI/03 STEP Employer:

Butzel Long City:

Detroit

General information Organisation type: ELSA Group:

Law Firm ELSA International

descriPtion of the employer We are one of America’s leading law firms with over 160 lawyers and a proud history dating back to our founding in 1854. Our offices are located throughout Michigan, and in strategic locations in New York, Washington D.C., Mexico and China. The firm’s practice ranges from clients on the cutting edge of technology and innovation to traditional industrial business issues. We maintain a direct focus on meeting client needs throughout the world with creativity and superlative service.

information about the traineeship Tasks We are looking forward to having a trainee that is ambitious, who meets the requirements of the international law firm, that is interested in the international work, highly motivated and also has some experience as an intern in firms like ours. Foreign interns will acquire the following skills and knowledge related to the practice of law in the U.S. : Knowledge and understanding of how a law office and its administration operate in the U.S.; An understanding of how to coordinate information requests by attorneys and clients; The ability to research corporations, to form corporations and to organise corporate books; The ability to prepare legal forms and applications; The ability to prepare text documents and spread sheets on the computer;The cability to communicate in writing with clients. Net salary USD 400 per month

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