The Financial Aid office will send the employer a contract that outlines the student’s rate of pay, the period of employment, the employer’s contribution and the reponsibilites of the employer and the Law School.

Work Study Time Sheet Process
All work study timesheets must be submitted online. Your Brooklyn Law School username and password are required to access the online time sheet. Select the appropriate pay period for which you have worked from the drop down menu. After you submit your time sheet online, you will be instructed to print the time sheet which MUST then be signed by your supervisor and submitted to the Financial Aid office by Thursday, 1:00 p.m. following each pay period. Please refer to the FWS Calendar 2007-2008 (PDF) for actual pay dates. If your timesheet is submitted late, you will have to wait to get paid the following pay period. There will be no exceptions.

If you need assistance completing and submitting your timesheets, please read How to Record FWS Timesheets (PDF). If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Financial Aid Office at finaid@brooklaw.edu or (718) 780-7915.

It is highly recommended you arrange for direct deposit of your pay check. Enroll now by downloading and printing the Student Direct Deposit Form (PDF) and faxing it to our office with a voided check.

As a reminder, students are not permitted to exceed a 20 hour work week when school is in session.

Other Student Employment Opportunities
The Law School's Office of Career Services maintains a daily listing and referral service for salaried part-time, temporary and summer jobs available to current students. The School's proximity to the courts, government agencies, corporations and major law firms in both Brooklyn and Manhattan affords students ample opportunity for part-time, temporary or summer employment. Jobs related to the legal profession are available for evening students who would like to work full-time. The Office's goal is to serve as a liaison between student and employer and to equip students with the skills necessary to secure productive and satisfying employment.

Summer FWS Process

Summer FWS Application (PDF) FWS Payroll Calendar (PDF) * Acrobat Reader required; download free software

Brooklyn Law School students generally use most of the available Federal Work Study funds during the summer. Not only is summer an opportunity to gain valuable work experience in your chosen field of the Law, it is also a means to reduce your student loan debt.

The summer work-study award process is separate from the Fall/Spring academic period. Students must submit a Summer Federal Work Study Application (PDF) which will be available in the Financial Aid Office or on-line by 2/15/08. The application deadline is April 1. Incomplete applications will be returned unprocessed to the student.

Important: In addition to the application process, if 2008 will be your first summer federal work study experience, it is mandatory that you attend ONE of the Financial Aid Workshops regarding federally mandated criterion and the on-line payroll process. Attendance will be taken and you must RSVP the date you will attend by calling the Financial Aid office @ 718-780-7915 or emailing your response to finaid@brooklaw.edu.

Summer FWS Program Workshop Schedule
Date	Time	Room (250 Joralemon)
Tues., March 4	1:00 - 1:50 p.m.	503
Wed., March 5	5:00 - 5:50 p.m.	503
Wed., March 26	5:00 - 5:50 p.m.	503
Tues., April 1	1:00 - 1:50 p.m.	503
Tues., April 15	5:00 - 5:50 p.m.	Student Lounge
Tues., April 22	1:00 - 1:50 p.m.	503

Summer work study decisions are based on both the current and the upcoming FAFSA year. A 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 valid FAFSA must be on file PRIOR to submission of your application. All awards are subject to the student meeting the Federal Government’s need criteria. Other considerations are as follows:

• All paper work must be on file in the Financial Aid Office (i.e. FWS application, W-4 Withholding Form, Federal Employment Eligibilty Form, 2007-08/2008-09 valid FAFSA, offer of employment letter, and a signed employer contract) BEFORE a student will be entered into the on-line payroll system
  
• The ONLY source of payment for hours worked is through the Brooklyn Law School’s on-line payroll system. Please reference How to Record FWS Timesheets (PDF) for instructions in on-line time sheet recording.
  
• According to Federal guidelines and contractual agreements, Students are prohibited from accepting any other form compensation directly from their employers.
  
• If your signed time sheet is submitted after the indicated deadline for a particular pay period, you will have to wait until the following pay period to get paid.
  
• Multiple weeks’ submission of time sheets is not permitted. Please refer to the Summer Work Study Payroll Calendar, (PDF) which begins 5/15/08 through 8/20/08, for pay period and time sheet submission dates.
  
• Students are required to attend one FWS summer workshop