Spring 2024 Semester Legal Intern Program

Full-time

No

**Overview of Spring 2024 Semester Legal Intern Program**

- The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition offers fall and spring semester legal internships to second- and third-year law students at its Washington, . offices.
- Semester legal interns work closely with attorneys, economists, and other investigative staff on actual law enforcement investigations, and federal and administrative court litigations.
- Typical assignments include conducting legal and factual research, interviewing witnesses, writing legal memoranda, and preparing documents and exhibits.
- The following divisions participate in the Semester Legal Intern Program: Mergers I, Mergers II, Mergers III, Mergers IV, Anticompetitive Practices, Anticompetitive Practices II, Health Care, and the Office of Policy and Coordination.
- For Spring 2024 semester internships, the application period will be from September 5 – October 31, 2023. For Fall 2024, the application period will be from January 22, 2024 – April 5, 2024.
- Interviews are scheduled and offers are extended on a rolling basis.
- Students are encouraged to submit their applications before the deadline.
- Students should apply directly to each division’s representative in which they have an interest.
- The representative(s) contact information is in the shop description.
- The following application materials are required: cover letter, resume, law school transcript, seven-page writing sample (seven-page maximum; excerpts of a longer sample permitted), and three academic or professional references.
- Semester internships are unpaid.
- All semester interns must be Citizens and receive course credit for completing their internship.
- Interested students should contact their law schools for additional information and requirements.

**Spring 2024 Semester Legal Intern Program Divisions**

**Mergers I Division**

- The Mergers I Division is accepting applications for both part-time (minimum of 20 hours per week) and full-time interns, but prefers candidates who are available to intern in-office on Thursdays.
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**Mergers II Division**

- The Mergers II Division is accepting applications for both part-time (minimum of 20 hours per week) and full-time interns, but prefers candidates who are available to intern in-office on Thursdays.
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**Mergers III Division**

- The Mergers III Division is accepting applications for both part-time (minimum of 20 hours per week) and full-time interns.
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**Mergers IV Division**

- The Mergers IV Division is accepting applications for both part-time (minimum of 20 hours per week) and full-time interns, but strongly prefers full-time candidates.
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**Anticompetitive Practices Division**

- The Anticompetitive Practices Division is accepting applications for both part-time (at least 16 hours per week) and full-time interns and prefers candidates who are available to intern in-office on Tuesdays.
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**Anticompetitive Practices II Division**

- The Anticompetitive Practices II Division is accepting applications for both part-time (at least 16 hours per week) and full-time interns.
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**Health Care Division**

- The Health Care Division is accepting applications for both part-time (minimum of 16 hours per week) and full-time interns but prefers full-time (or close to full-time) interns.
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**Office of Policy and Coordination**

- The Office of Policy and Coordination works with Bureau and Commission staff on speeches, testimony for congressional panels, appellate briefs, advisory opinions to help clarify FTC rules and decisions about competition issues, and briefing papers. OPC is also charged with incorporating racial equity and social justice into the Bureau’s and Commission’s enforcement actions and policy decisions.
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**Spring 2024 Semester Legal Intern Program**

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition offers spring semester legal internships to second- and third-year law students at its Washington, . offices. Semester legal interns work closely with attorneys, economists, and other investigative staff on actual law enforcement investigations, and federal and administrative court litigations.

This program provides an opportunity for law students to gain hands-on experience in antitrust law and to develop their professional skills. Students are able to work on a variety of assignments, including legal research, interviewing witnesses, writing legal memoranda, and preparing documents and exhibits. The Spring 2024 Semester Legal Intern Program is for

None

Course Credit

None

Legal Research, Interviewing Witnesses, Writing Legal Memoranda, Preparing Documents and Exhibits

Law School

Submit cover letter, resume, law school transcript, seven-page writing sample (seven-page maximum; excerpts of a longer sample permitted), and three academic or professional references to the representative of the division in which you have an interest. Semester internships are unpaid.

Qualification and Experience Second- and third-year law students

Legal