Spring Internship

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Spring Internship

The intern will provide support to Associate Public Guardians who: Investigate the financial, psychological, family and social histories of wards. Will plan and arrange for services and housing for wards. Make home and facility visits and inspections. Make decisions about wards’ medical, surgical and hospitalization needs. Obtain financial benefits for which wards are eligible. Ensure wards’ bills are paid. Prepare comprehensive personal and financial court reports. Maintain case records. Attend court hearings. Prepare information on the facts and status of guardianship and conservatorship cases. Implement legal analysis regarding tax, immigration, property, estate planning, trust, wills, Medicaid, Social Security, Medicare issues. Research legal precedents, case reports, and other legal documents to collect information for case preparation. Prepare initial drafts of correspondence, motions, pleadings, orders, affidavits and other legal documents. Represent the firm in guardianship and conservatorship legal actions in court. Research supports and services for ward specific issues, and provide reports on results with recommendations for follow-up. Contribute to ward visits, planning meetings and community resource coordination. Prepare legal exhibits, attend court hearings, and file legal documents using the firm’s electronic case management system. Review and update medical, financial, and legal case management records. Participate in legal counsel and case management update meetings. Attend Private Guardian/Conservator Education classes and provide support to instructor. Enter private guardian surveys into on-line data base, and create reports from data collected. Attend Court Visitor Orientation sessions, provide support to instructor. Update and maintain community resource web-page information for private guardians and conservators. Develop and update community education and recruitment materials. Must be graduate and undergraduate students in law, criminal justice, nursing, social work, psychology, counseling, gerontology, business, accounting, public administration and other similar academic programs.

Company info

Office of Public Guardian Administrative Office of the Courts Nebraska
Chelsea Richardson
1445 K Street P.O. Box 98910
Lincoln
Nebraska
United States 68509
Website : https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/11541/office-public-guardian