TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS LAW CLERK EXTERNSHIP POSITION
(Open to Law Students Seeking a Fully Remote and Part-Time Paid Externship)

Mill Law Center (MLC) is a small law firm founded in 2021 dedicated to the non-profit sector, with a focus on advancing progressive causes consistent with its mission and building a non-hierarchical and equitable work environment. MLC is a law firm for attorneys and non-attorneys who want to embrace their idealism fully while remaining in private practice.

The Position

MLC is proud to offer an Externship Program for law students committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, focusing on hands-on experience in nonprofit law. Our small firm provides a unique opportunity to engage with clients and community organizations, fostering both legal skills and a passion for social justice.

MLC welcomes and encourages applications from law students seeking a remote, part-time paid externship during the Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 semesters.

MLC advises nonprofit organizations of all kinds (and, in some cases, their donors or affiliated companies) on the legal issues that arise by virtue of being a nonprofit. MLC also acts as “outside general counsel,” providing a lawyer’s perspective on all manner of decisions and connecting clients with appropriate resources. As a result, the candidate selected for this externship will support a wide variety of transactional and compliance matters, including corporate structure and governance, federal tax law and planning, state charitable trust law, grantmaking, and impact investment.

MLC believes in the value of a diverse and inclusive team and strongly encourages candidates from historically marginalized groups to apply, including people of color, people with disabilities, formerly incarcerated people, people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or gender non-conforming, first and second-generation immigrants, and people from low-income families.

We will prioritize candidates who can enhance our practice and contribute to our mission of advancing equity.

Priority Skills

There are many ways to be excellent, and while we expect everyone to have both strengths and weaknesses, we are looking for excellence in as many of the following skills as possible:

Writing (especially for a non-lawyer audience):  Much of our work is writing e-mails providing informal analysis and answers to client questions. Attorneys will also help develop free resources for non-profits through MLC’s blog and website.

Attention to Detail:  MLC attorneys spend significant time drafting or reviewing governing documents, contracts, and regulatory filings, and it requires a certain mindset to minimize errors.

Legal Analysis:  Becoming an expert takes time, but it starts with an analytical and precise approach to answering complex legal questions.

Customer Service:  The success of our business relies on customer satisfaction, and keeping clients happy is an essential skill for an attorney in and of itself.

Teamwork:  In a legal practice, it is easy to default to working alone. MLC wants to function as a team to the fullest extent possible and bring the best out of each other.

Utilizing Technology:  MLC wants to reduce the cost of legal services to non-profits by leveraging technology; we cannot do that without tech-savvy employees.

Project Management:  By the nature of our practice, MLC attorneys often have to juggle a number of projects at the same time, keeping track of various internal and client deadlines and an active inbox. MLC values someone who is a self-starter and shows initiative and ownership in their projects to help the team stay sane and on top of our commitments to clients.

Additional Details

Practice Areas:

  • Corporate and Business Law (Specifically, Nonprofit Law)

  • Tax Law

  • Employment Law

Requirements:

  • Current J.D. candidate attending an accredited ABA law school.

  • Must be able to work independently and demonstrate commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion.

  • Experience with drafting and reviewing contracts with attention to detail.

  • Excellent organizational, verbal, and written skills.

  • Ability to find creative solutions to challenges, multitask, and prioritize competing projects.

Submission Process

If you are interested, please submit the following documents by e-mail to hiring@mill.law.

  • Resume

  • Cover Letter & Personal Statement (In 500 words or less, describe how your diverse background and professional experience have shaped your commitment to the law, and explain your interest in the role and how you envision this experience impacting your future legal career.)

We plan to review all applications submitted until the position is filled.