Internship, Summer 2024

2-3 yrs required

Contract, Full-time

No

San Francisco City Attorney's Office Internship Program

The San Francisco City Attorney's Office Internship Program offers students an opportunity to work in an award-winning municipal law office that is nationally recognized by the American Bar Association for outstanding excellence. The City Attorney's Office practices civil law and provides high-quality, consistent, and objective legal advice to policymakers and vigorously represents the City in civil litigation. The Office provides legal services to over 100 departments, boards, commissions and offices that comprise the City and County of San Francisco's municipal government.

The City Attorney's Office seeks interns that intend to emerge as leaders in government and public-interest law. The Internship Program is designed to help interns gain practical knowledge and experience in municipal law and government affairs. The Program provides participants with a robust and meaningful work experience by creating opportunities for interns to learn, engage, and participate in the Office's wide array of legal work.

The City Attorney's Office currently offers two internship programs:

Law School Internship Program:

This program is designed for students currently enrolled in an accredited law school. Interns are assigned to one of 20+ practice teams that are organized by practice area and work under the direction and supervision of deputy city attorneys, who also serve as mentors. Depending on their assignments, interns can take part in client meetings with department staff and elected officials; trials, court hearings, and depositions; public meetings and closed sessions with city commissions and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; and press conferences related to the Office's work. Legal Interns also benefit from events, tours and lectures that the office schedules for interns every season.

Special programming offers an inside-view of important and sometimes surprising work required of lawyers for a city as innovative, fast-growing and unique as San Francisco.

Compensation:

Volunteer: The volunteer internship is unpaid.
Clinical: A clinical internship is also unpaid, if approved by their law school.
Work Study: Work-study the interns must have federal work-study funds available and the City must have a current work-study contract with the intern’s law school. The City may not be the employer of work-study students. Work-study students may not work more than 20 hours per week during the school year. They may not work more than 40 hours per week during the summer. No overtime is allowed. Work-study students must not exceed their work-study award. The amount of the award is determined by the student’s financial need and is unique to each student.

Program Schedule:

Orientation (mandatory): June 3, 2024
Program: June 3 to August 9, 2024 (minimum 8-10 weeks)

Application Process:

To apply, interested candidates must email a cover letter, resume, and brief legal writing sample to . The Office accepts applications on a rolling basis and will consider late applicants until all positions are filled.

Internships Teams:

The City Attorney’s Office has 20+ practice teams that are organized by practice area. We encourage intern candidates to state a team preference in their cover letter, however, final assignments are based on office needs. Internships may be available on any of the following teams:

Administrative Law*
Civil Rights*
Code Enforcement*
Community Safety*
Complex Litigation*
Construction*
Contracts
Corporate Counsel
Environmental*
Ethics & Campaign Finance
Health & Human Services
Housing*
Immigration & Consular Law
Labor*
Land Use & Zoning
Litigation Management
Public Finance
Public Records & Open Government
Real Estate
Small Business & Nonprofit
Tax & Revenue*
Telecommunications & Technology

Benefits:

The San Francisco City Attorney's Office Internship Program provides students with an opportunity to gain practical knowledge and experience in municipal law and government affairs. Interns will have the chance to work on a variety of legal assignments under the direction and supervision of deputy city attorneys, who also serve as mentors. Interns will also benefit from events, tours and lectures that the office schedules for interns every season. Special programming offers an inside-view of important and sometimes surprising work required of lawyers for a city as innovative, fast-growing and unique as San Francisco.

Conclusion:

The San Francisco City Attorney's Office Internship Program offers students an opportunity to gain practical knowledge and experience in municipal law and government affairs. Interns are assigned to one of 20+ practice teams that are organized by practice area and work under the direction and supervision of deputy city attorneys, who also serve as mentors. Depending on their assignments, interns can take part in client meetings with department staff and elected officials; trials, court hearings, and depositions; public meetings and closed sessions with city commissions and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; and press conferences related to the Office's work. Interns will also benefit from events, tours and lectures that the office schedules for interns every season. The Office offers three types of internships: volunteer, clinical, and work-study, with varying levels of compensation. All interns must attend the orientation for their session, which explains the office's role in City government, office structure and procedures. The Office accepts applications on a rolling basis and will consider late applicants until all positions are filled.

Overall, the San Francisco City Attorney

None specified.

None (unpaid)

None specified.

Legal research, legal writing, drafting statutes and regulations, reviewing contracts, representing clients in court and before administrative agencies, advising clients on legal matters, mentoring, providing feedback, conducting meetings, managing workload, learning and development opportunities, participating in client meetings, trials, depositions, public meetings, and press conferences, attending tours, lectures, and events, using computer network, conducting legal research using electronic materials and legal library.

Currently enrolled in accredited law school.

Email cover letter, resume, and legal writing sample to .

Qualification and Experience Currently enrolled in an accredited law school.

Legal