Legal Internship Program, Summer 2L, 3L

Part-time

No

Legal Internship Program, Summer 2L, 3L: Join the Office of the Solicitor at the . Department of the Interior (DOI) and gain practical experience in advising agencies on legal aspects of their mission and participating in complex civil litigation. As a legal intern/extern, you will conduct legal research on environmental and administrative law issues, as well as Indian law. You will also have opportunities to attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area.

Salary: Intern positions are unpaid, but eligible for the Transit Subsidy Benefit Program.

Experience: Applicants must be students currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program, or a law school graduate enrolled in a graduate law program. All students must be in good academic standing and provide official documentation from their school. First-year law students may apply after December 1 for internships the following summer.

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

Opportunities:
- Gain practical experience in advising agencies on legal aspects of their mission
- Participate in complex civil litigation
- Conduct legal research on environmental and administrative law issues
- Attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area

Qualifications: Native American candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. The United States Government does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.

How to Apply:
1. Submit the following documents as one consolidated PDF:
- 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 with 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.

Organization: The Office of the Solicitor is responsible for the legal work of the . Department of the Interior (DOI), with nearly 200 practicing attorneys in the headquarters office and more than 300 attorneys nationwide.

DOI's Mission: The Office supports the Department’s programs to benefit American Indians and Alaska Natives, making it the Nation's premier conservation agency.

Responsibilities:
- Provide legal support for DOI's offices and bureaus, including the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, . Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Surface Mining, and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
- Conduct legal research on a variety of environmental and administrative law issues
- Assist with discovery in active federal cases
- Draft legal memoranda, briefs and motions
- Participate in conference calls and strategy sessions with other agency counsel
- Resolve appeals under the Freedom of Information Act
- Home to the Department’s Ethics Office

Location Options:
- 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
- Boise, ID

HQ Washington, . Offices:
- 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
- Departmental Ethics Office

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Eligible to participate in the Transit Subsidy Benefit Program.

Law student enrolled at least half-time, with preference for second and third-year students or law school graduates enrolled in graduate law programs.

Submit resume, completed Request for Consideration form, cover letter, transcript, and writing sample as one consolidated PDF to with the year and semester in the subject line.

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