Legal Internship Program, Summer 2L, 3L

Contract, Part-time

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Legal Internship Program, Summer 2L, 3L - Gain Practical Experience in Environmental and Administrative Law with the . Department of the Interior's Office of the Solicitor

Organization: . Department of the Interior's Office of the Solicitor (DOI)
Job Title: Legal Intern/Extern
Experience Level: Law students (2L, 3L), graduate law students, and recent law school graduates enrolled in a graduate law program (. .) at least half-time

Salary: Intern positions are without compensation, but are eligible to participate in the Transit Subsidy Benefit Program

Application Schedule:
Opening Date: August 1
Closing Date: October 5
Semester: Summer
Year: 2L, 3L

Qualifications:
- Applicants must be students enrolled at least half-time.
- Eligible students include: undergraduate students, public policy graduate students, first-year (second semester), second- and third-year law students, and law school graduates enrolled in a graduate law program at least half-time.
- All students must be in good academic standing and provide official documentation from their school.
- First-year, first-semester law students may apply after December 1 for internships the following summer.

Responsibilities:
- Conduct legal research on a variety of environmental and administrative law issues, as well as issues involving Indian law.
- Draft legal memoranda, briefs, and motions.
- Assist with discovery in active federal cases.
- Participate in conference calls and strategy sessions with other agency counsel.
- Attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area.

Benefits:
- Gain practical experience advising agencies on the legal aspects of their mission.
- Participate in complex civil litigation before administrative tribunals.
- Assist the Justice Department in litigating matters before federal courts.
- Unique opportunity to support the Department's programs to benefit American Indians and Alaska Natives.

How to Apply:
1. Submit the following documents as one consolidated PDF in the order below:
- Resume with 2 professional or academic references
- Completed Request For Consideration Fillable Form (designate locations/organizations for which you wish to be considered).
- Cover Letter addressed to “To Whom It May Concern”
- Copy of most recent transcript (official or unofficial)
- Writing Sample (no more than 3 pages)

2. Email the application package to , and include the YEAR and SEMESTER in the subject line.

Deadline:
Your complete application, including required documents, must be received by 11:59 . Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date.

Location:
- Opportunities available nationwide, including in Washington ., Anchorage, AK, Salt Lake City, UT, Phoenix, AZ, Boston, MA, Twin Cities, MN, Atlanta, GA, Knoxville, TN, Albuquerque, NM, Tulsa, OK, Denver, CO, Billings, MT, Sacramento, CA, Portland, OR, and Boise, ID.
- Native American candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Process:
STEP 1:
- Rank up to 4 locations for consideration.
- Locations include regional and field offices.
- Washington, . must be ranked separately in STEP 2 if selected.

STEP 2:
- Rank all divisions/offices in Washington, . for which you would like to be considered.
- Locations include the Departmental FOIA Office, Division of General Law, Division of Indian Affairs, Division of Land Resources, Division of Mineral Resources, Division of Parks & Wildlife, Division of Water Resources, Immediate Office, Office of Indian Trust Litigation, and Departmental Ethics Office.

Join the Legal Internship Program at the . Department of the Interior's Office of the Solicitor and gain practical experience in environmental and administrative law while supporting the Nation's premier conservation agency. Apply now to be considered for this unique opportunity.

Eligible for Transit Subsidy Benefit Program

Legal research, writing, oral communication, analytical thinking, attention to detail, time management

Must be enrolled in law school or a recent law school graduate enrolled in a graduate law program.

Submit a consolidated PDF including resume, references, Request for Consideration form, cover letter, transcript, and writing sample to .

Qualification and Experience Law students and recent law school graduates enrolled in graduate law programs

Legal