2024 Legal Internship Program

Contract, Full-time

No

## Summary

Organization's Office of the General Counsel's Legal Internship Program provides law students with an opportunity to gain valuable legal and professional experience. Interns are typically assigned to two or more of the Legal Divisions, such as Education Law and Policy, Litigation, Regulatory Matters, Employment and Privacy Law, Contracts, and more.

The program is open to law students or, in select circumstances, undergraduate or graduate students with a demonstrated interest in education law and policy. Interns may work full-time in the summer, or part-time (20 hours per week) in the fall or spring. Academic credit may be available.

**Qualifications:**

- Demonstrated strong academic achievement
- Excellent legal research and analytical skills
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Interest in the work of the Department

**How to Apply and Deadlines:**

- Summer 2024: 10-week program begins in late May; unpaid positions
- Submit a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and brief writing sample (no longer than 10 pages) to by January 5, 2024
- Applications are considered on a rolling basis, and positions may be filled before the deadline
- Spring and fall applicants are welcome

**H1 Heading:** Legal Internship Program

**H2 Heading:** Program Description

The Office of the General Counsel’s (OGC) Legal Internship Program provides law students with an opportunity to build valuable legal and professional skills in research, writing, and advocacy, while learning about different areas of OGC’s work, such as education law and policy (., early learning, K-12 education, career and technical education, other higher education, civil rights, special education), litigation, regulatory matters, employment and privacy law, contracts, and more. Interns are typically assigned to two or more of OGC’s seven Legal Divisions and assist with research and writing to support attorneys providing legal advice and counseling to clients or assist in drafting and filing briefs or motions in litigation in support of the Department’s education mission and its operations. Interns also may be involved in matters related to proposed guidance, regulations, or legislation.

**H2 Heading:** Qualifications

In previous years, selected interns have demonstrated strong academic achievement, excellent legal research and analytical skills, strong writing and verbal communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and an interest in the work of the Department. In select circumstances, we may consider a candidate who is an undergraduate or graduate student with a demonstrated interest in education law and policy.

**H2 Heading:** How to Apply and Deadlines

Summer 2024: The 10-week 2024 summer program will begin in late May. For 2024, these are unpaid positions. Applicants should submit - (1) a cover letter, (2) resume, (3) unofficial transcript, and (4) brief writing sample (no longer than 10 pages) in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word Document format to . The deadline for submitting applications is January 5, 2024. We encourage you to proofread your internship application to guarantee it is accurate and free of grammatical or typographical errors. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, and positions may be filled before the deadlines indicated. As such, we encourage you to consider applying earlier than the deadline to help ensure consideration. Keep in mind that summer is our most competitive term. We welcome and encourage spring and fall applicants as well. If you have questions regarding our internship program, please email .

Organization's Office of the General Counsel's Legal Internship Program provides law students with an opportunity to gain valuable legal and professional experience. Selected interns have the chance to work in seven Legal Divisions, such as Education Law and Policy, Litigation, Regulatory Matters, Employment and Privacy Law, Contracts, and more. This unpaid program is open to law students or, in select circumstances, undergraduate or graduate students with a demonstrated interest in education law and policy. Interns may work full-time in the summer, or part-time (20 hours per week) in the fall or spring. Academic credit may be available.

To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and brief writing sample (no longer than 10 pages) to by January 5, 2024. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, and positions may be filled before the deadline. Spring and fall applicants are welcome and encouraged.

**Bullet Points:**

- Opportunity to gain valuable legal and professional experience
- Work in seven Legal Divisions, such as Education Law and Policy, Litigation, Regulatory Matters, Employment and Privacy Law, Contracts, and more
- Unpaid positions available to law students or, in select circumstances, undergraduate or graduate students with a demonstrated interest in education law and policy
- Work full-time in the summer, or part-time (20 hours per week) in the fall or spring
- Academic credit may be available
- Submit a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and brief writing sample to by January 5, 2024
- Applications are considered on a rolling basis, and positions may be filled before the deadline

Professional and first-hand opportunities, attend sessions of Congress or Congressional hearings, attend speeches or events in which the Secretary of Education or other senior leaders are speaking, integrate with the Department’s broader intern program and provide our interns with opportunities to meet other interns and participate in social activities across the Department and within OGC

Legal Research, Analytical Skills, Writing and Verbal Communication Skills, Interpersonal Skills

Submit a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript, and brief writing sample (no longer than 10 pages) in Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word Document format to

Qualification and Experience Law student with strong academic achievement

Legal