Web Development Internship

 Fall Semester Web Development Internship 

Looking for an internship to build your portfolio and your resume? Do you want to put your development skills into action and gain real-world experience? Do you want to be a part of a dynamic team that comes together to build a prestigious brand and help people in need? Then this may be the internship you’ve been searching for. We are a law firm looking for a hard working web development intern to do just that. 

Requirements: 

 Web Development or Computer Science student, or related field 

 Portfolio of work (code snippets, URLs of web development projects and descriptions of what portions you contributed) 

 Proficiency in CSS, HTML, and PHP 

 Excellent communication skills 

 Creativity/Team player/Self-starter 

Preferred but not required: 

 Experience developing for WordPress (themes, plugins, etc.) 

 Basic understanding of SEO concepts 

 JavaScript (including jQuery/AJAX) 

 HTML5 and CSS3, including responsive design 

 Graphics experience including layout (an eye for detail) 

Duties: 

 Strengthen branding by applying development best practices using W3C standards (W3C Candidate Recommendation standard for HTML5/CSS3) 

 Participate in brainstorming meetings for website development and related areas such as SEO 

 Generate original PHP code and CSS 

 Assist in the development of new websites for the firm using the WordPress platform 

 Code elements of emails for email marketing campaigns 

 Assist in other marketing duties as assigned 

 2 days per week in office (16 hours) in Draper, Utah 

The candidate who fills this position will be involved in a major website redesign project using the latest web technologies, as well as smaller in-house development projects such as creating email marketing templates, lead-generation websites, etc. 

… Duties (continued) 

This internship is not to learn how to code, but rather to gain experience working in a real work environment on real projects with a team of designers, developers, and managers. It is preferred that interns provide their own laptop with their preferred development environment (Linux, Mac, or Windows). Interns will connect to our servers via SFTP through a proper FTP client (such as FileZilla). 

How to Apply: 

Submit the following materials no later than August 9th (sooner is ideal) to john@clfutah.com with the subject line ‘Web Developer Internship Application’: 

 Portfolio of work (what projects have you worked on? Code snippets you wrote by hand? Etc.) 

 Résumé (include name, phone, email) 

 List of completed relevant coursework (Design, PHP, web development, etc…) 

 Contact information for at least one reference. 

Interview Process: 

 After screening résumés, we will call selected candidates for an in-person interview 

 In-person interview held at our offices in Draper, Utah 

 Conditional offer based upon a 1 hour skills proficiency test project in-house at our office 

NOTE: This internship is $12/hour, paid monthly. The firm is also willing to pay up to $800 for tuition costs associated with the internship should you choose to do the internship for university credits (receipt provided). These costs will be reimbursed according to the schedule above. 

The start and end dates are flexible as well, but the internship will last approximately 4 months. Supervision is provided by a contracted web developer (PHP/CSS) and our in-house web development project manager (WordPress, SEO, basic development). 

NOTE: Only applications that fully comply with the application process will be considered. 

Christensen & Hymas has a long and proud history working with university and college interns in various fields, including legal, writing, marketing, and various highly technical skill sets. All internships are paid and provide valuable real-world experience for those wanting to gain workplace experience before graduation. 

For more information about our firm visit www.UtahPersonalInjuryLawFirm.com