DePaul Legal Scholar

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation's largest professional Association of physicians and a non-profit organization. We are a unifying voice and powerful ally for America's physicians, the patients they care for, and the promise of a healthier nation. To be part of the AMA is to be part of our Mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.

We continuously work to embed equity in our internal practices and are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff across all levels of the organization. We intentionally work to create the right conditions to enable our employees to feel that they can be their authentic selves and fully participate in the life of the enterprise.

We encourage and support professional development for our employees, and we are dedicated to social responsibility. We invite you to learn more about us and we look forward to getting to know you.

We have an opportunity at our corporate offices in Chicago for a DePaul Legal Scholar on our Health, Science & Ethics team. This is a hybrid position reporting into our Chicago, IL office, requiring 2 days a week in the office.

The DePaul Summer Scholars Job Placement Program, funded by the DePaul University College of Law Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute and the Jaharis Foundation, provides qualified first and second-year DePaul health law students with paid summer positions at some of the most distinguished law firms and health organizations in Chicago.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Summer Scholars program is designed to provide students with a substantive summer work experience in the area of health law.
• The Summer Scholars program provides a $7,000 stipend to the student, who in turn works for a minimum of eight weeks over the summer for one of DePaul's Partner Institutions.
• The Partner Institution designate a supervising attorney or attorneys, who are expected to give substantive work assignments to the students at their discretion, as well as to supervise the students and provide appropriate feedback.
• In return, the Partner Institutions obtain quality work from soon-to-be lawyers at no cost. The Scholar will be in a learning situation, however, and is not anemployee of the Partner Institution or of DePaul.

May include other responsibilities as assigned

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Research state and federal laws relevant to Science, Medicine, and Public Health's activities

   and reports.

2. Assist in the development of background materials on proposed AMA policies.
3. Observe the AMA's policy making process.
4. Review the evidence to support scientific/public health policies

The American Medical Association is located at 330 N. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 and is convenient to all public transportation in Chicago.

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. As an EOE/AA employer, the American Medical Association will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran or disability status.

THE AMA IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE NATION