Paralegal Internship Program

Contract, Full-time

No

The Paralegal Internship Program offers paralegal students the opportunity to work in local government and public-interest law. Paralegal interns work closely with paralegal mentors who provide legal support to deputy city attorneys. Mentors provide ongoing professional feedback and keep paralegal interns involved as team members and part of the office’s broader attorney-client relationship with City departments. Additionally, paralegal interns will attend trainings and field trips with interns from the Office’s law school internship program. City Attorney paralegal interns benefit from legal practice at the local government level, which is not something that is often taught in paralegal programs, provides important insight into the Office, and sparks an interest in a career in government.

Paralegal interns will have the opportunity to participate in and assist with a wide variety of activities and tasks, including:

Team meetings
Meetings with clients and social workers
Litigation hold processes
Document collection and review, including video review
Cite checking briefs
Attending various court hearings including Hearing intake matters and trial
Drafting notices of hearings and other pleadings
Requesting investigator services
Gathering and tracking materials for experts

Program Summary

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is offering an opportunity to paralegal students who want to learn and work in local government and public-interest law. Paralegal interns will work closely with paralegal mentors who provide legal support to deputy city attorneys. Interns will benefit from legal practice at the local government level, which is not something that is often taught in paralegal programs, provides important insight into the Office, and sparks an interest in a career in government.

Program Benefits:

Interns will have the opportunity to:

Gain practical experience in municipal law and government affairs
Work closely with paralegal mentors and deputy city attorneys
Attend trainings and field trips with interns from the Office’s law school internship program
Participate in and assist with a wide variety of activities and tasks
Attend court hearings, lectures, events and tours of various City Departments
Have access to an extensive legal library and electronic research materials

Eligibility:

Students currently enrolled in an ABA approved paralegal studies program are eligible to participate in the City Attorney’s Office paralegal internship program. Applicants must have completed their legal writing and research and civil litigation requirements before applying.

Compensation:

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office offers unpaid internships to paralegal students during the spring, summer and fall. This volunteer internship is unpaid, but will qualify for class credit.

Application Process:

To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and brief legal writing sample to . Be sure to check the deadlines on the Internships page. We will review applications upon receipt and will fill open spots on a rolling basis.

Program Summary:

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is offering paralegal students the opportunity to learn and work in local government and public-interest law. Paralegal interns will work closely with paralegal mentors who provide legal support to deputy city attorneys. Interns will benefit from legal practice at the local government level, and will have the opportunity to participate in and assist with a wide variety of activities and tasks, including attending court hearings, lectures, events and tours of various City Departments. The internship is unpaid, but will qualify for class credit. To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and brief legal writing sample to .

Overview of the City Attorney’s Office Paralegal Internship Program

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office is offering an opportunity to paralegal students who want to learn and work in local government and public-interest law. Paralegal interns will work closely with paralegal mentors who provide legal support to deputy city attorneys. Interns will benefit from legal practice at the local government level, and will have the opportunity to participate in and assist with a wide variety of activities and tasks.

Eligibility:

Students currently enrolled in an ABA approved paralegal studies program are eligible to participate in the City Attorney’s Office paralegal internship program. Applicants must have completed their legal writing and research and civil litigation requirements before applying.

Compensation:

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office offers unpaid internships to paralegal students during the spring, summer and fall. This volunteer internship is unpaid, but will qualify for class credit.

Application Process:

To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and brief legal writing sample to . Be sure to check the deadlines on the Internships page. We will review applications upon receipt and will fill open spots on a rolling basis.

Program Benefits:

Paralegal interns will have the opportunity to:

Gain practical experience in municipal law and government affairs
Work closely with paralegal mentors and deputy city attorneys
Attend trainings and field trips with interns from the Office’s law school internship program
Participate in and assist with a wide variety of activities and tasks
Attend court hearings,

Orientation, training, field trips, professional feedback, and insight into the Office

ABA approved paralegal program

Email a cover letter, resume, and brief legal writing sample to

Qualification and Experience Currently enrolled in an ABA approved paralegal program and have completed their core requirements in Civil litigation and Legal Writing and Research

Legal