Legal Internship Program, Fall

Part-time

No

_____ Office of Natural Resources Revenue
_____ Office of Special Trustee for American Indians
_____ Office of the Solicitor (SOL)

Legal Internship Program, Fall: Opportunity for Law Students to Gain Practical Experience in Environmental and Administrative Law

Salary: Unpaid, but eligible for Transit Subsidy Benefit Program

Organization: . Department of the Interior (DOI)

Department: Office of the Solicitor

Location: Various locations nationwide, including Washington ., Alaska, Utah, Arizona, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Georgia, Tennessee, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado, Montana, California, Oregon, and Idaho

Semester: Fall

Year: 1L, 2L, 3L, or graduate law students enrolled at least half-time

Application Schedule:

- Opening Date: March 1
- Closing Date: May 1
- Deadline: 11:59 . Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date.

Overview:

- The Office of the Solicitor is responsible for the legal work of the DOI, with nearly 200 practicing attorneys nationwide.
- DOI's mission makes it the nation's premier conservation agency, affecting the lives of millions of people.
- The Office is looking for talented and dedicated law students to gain practical experience in advising agencies on legal aspects and participating in complex civil litigation.
- Legal interns/externs will conduct legal research on environmental, administrative, and Indian law issues.
- Interns may participate in conference calls and strategy sessions with other agency counsel and attend hearings and meetings in Washington .
- Native American candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- The United States Government does not discriminate.

Qualifications:

- Applicants must be students.
- Eligible students include: undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time, public policy graduate students, first-year (second semester), second- and third-year law students, and law school graduates enrolled in graduate law programs 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.

How to Apply:

- Submit the following documents as one consolidated PDF via email to , with the YEAR and SEMESTER in the subject line:
- 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)

Organization Locations:

- Regional and Field Offices: 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).
- Headquarters Offices (Washington .): 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, Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, and Office of the Solicitor (SOL).

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Key Points:

- Program open to 1L, 2L, and 3L law students, as well as graduate law students enrolled at least half-time
- Deadline to apply is May 1
- Locations include Washington . and various locations nationwide
- Legal interns will conduct research, assist in complex civil litigation, and participate in conference calls and strategy sessions
- Native American candidates are encouraged to apply
- Unpaid position, but eligible for Transit Subsidy Benefit Program

our legal interns/externs are called upon to conduct legal research on a variety of environmental and administrative law issues, as well as issues involving indian law. students typically draft legal memoranda, briefs and motions, and assist with discovery in active federal cases. students may participate in conference calls and strategy sessions with other agency counsel, including justice department lawyers and agency officials. how to apply: students should 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)

please submit the application package via email to studentemployment@sol. cover letter addressed to “to whom it may concern”
copy of most recent transcript (official or unofficial)
writing sample (no more than 3 pages)

please submit the application package via email to , and include the year and semester in the subject line. if you have questions regarding this program, please contact studentemployment@sol. if you have questions regarding this program, please contact . department of the interior
office of the solicitor
legal internship program
request for consideration
student name:
internship
period
requested:
_______ fall _______ summer _______ spring
dates available: ________________ thru ________________
mm/dd/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy
available to work: _______ part time (hours per week _____) _______
available to participate: ______ in-person only ______ virtual only ______ no preference
step 1
please numerically rank no more than 4 locations
below for consideration. in step 1)
please numerically rank all divisions/offices below
for which you would like to be considered

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