SCALL : Inner City Youth Committee

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With Los Angeles Education Partnership
www.laep.org

Lisa Baker: l.baker@mpglaw.com (213) 629-7730
Paul Moorman: pmoorman@law.usc.edu (213) 740-2626

SCALL members volunteer their talents to the Inner City Youth Internship Project (ICYIP) by completing the SCALL Committee Form. Members of the ICYIP serve for a one year term.

1. GOALS:

Members recruit junior and senior high school students to work in law libraries or legal orgainzations by coordinating a paid internship program.

Members recruit law librarians to hire students to work during the
summer for 200 hours part-time or 400 hours full-time.

2. DUTIES:

A. Coordinate with high school counselors to recruit junior or senior student applicants.

B. Recruit law firms and public organizations to serve as employers for an eight to ten week internship period.

C. Organize relevant programs such as: professional development seminars, database training and library tours before placing student in summer jobs.

D. Handle procedural questions from host sites and interns during internship.

E. Coordinate the mentoring program

F. Work with Community Partners to administer payroll checks, etc.

G. Compile information from evaluation forms that both intern & employers complete.

H. Organize social events during internship.

I. Maintain a binder containing forms, samples of correspondence and pictures documenting each internship period.

J. Interact with the Community Partners representative and write periodic reports.

K. Interact with the SCALL Executive Committee and write annual report.