Internship, Summer 2024

2-3 yrs required

Contract, Full-time

No

San Francisco City Attorney’s Office Internship Program

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office offers an award-winning internship program to law students that provides a robust and meaningful work experience. The program offers an opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary environment and gain practical knowledge and experience in municipal law and government affairs. Our interns benefit from events, tours and lectures that the office schedules, as well as guidance from deputy city attorneys who serve as mentors. Our program is available in the spring, summer and fall and offers volunteer, clinical and work-study internships.

Eligibility:

Students currently enrolled in an accredited law school are eligible to participate in the City Attorney’s intern program.

Application:

To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and brief legal writing sample to .

Schedule:

Most internships run 10 weeks, but the Office can accommodate interns from 8-14 weeks. Generally, the spring internship begins mid-January and ends mid-April. The summer internship begins in early June and ends in early August. The fall internship begins in early September and ends in early November. Be sure to see Internship Program Schedule below for important dates relating to the program.

Minimum Requirements:

Applicants must be enrolled at an accredited law school and be able to work a minimum of 12 hours per week during the spring and fall. Applicants must be available to work a minimum of 20 hours per week in the summer.

Number of Interns:

The number varies from year to year based on the office’s need for interns. Typically, we host approximately twenty-five interns in the fall and spring and upwards of thirty-five in the summer.

Type of Internships:

The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office offers clinical, volunteer and work-study internships to law school students during the spring, summer and fall.
Volunteer: The volunteer internship is unpaid.
Clinical: A clinical internship is also unpaid, if approved by their law school.
Work Study: Work-study the interns must have federal work-study funds available and the City must have a current work-study contract with the intern’s law school. The City may not be the employer of work-study students. Work-study students may not work more than 20 hours per week during the school year. They may not work more than 40 hours per week during the summer. No overtime is allowed. Work-study students must not exceed their work-study award. The amount of the award is determined by the student’s financial need and is unique to each student

Assignments:

Interns assist Deputy City Attorneys in drafting statutes and regulations, reviewing contracts, representing the City in court and before administrative agencies and advising the Mayor, the Board of Supervisors, and various agencies and departments of the City. Work varies depending on the team on which a student interns.

Supervision:

Each team in the City Attorney’s Office has an intern coordinator. The intern coordinator runs intern meetings, distributes assignments and provides feedback. Additionally, interns will work directly for other deputies on the team.

Activities:

When appropriate, interns are invited to Board, committee and client meetings, trials and depositions. Additionally, each season the office schedules lectures, events and tours for the interns. Events vary depending on the season and have included: a tour of Pacific Bell Park, a ride on a Fireboat, a tour of the Animal Care and Control facility, a tour of the Youth Guidance Center and an insider’s view of the courts.

Research Materials:

The City Attorney’s Office has an extensive legal library, a librarian, and a full range of electronic research materials.

Teams:

Attorneys in the City Attorney’s Office are organized into teams based on practice areas. We encourage intern candidates to state a team preference in their cover letter, however, final assignments are based on office needs. Internships may be available on any of the following teams. Longer descriptions of each team are available here. (Asterisks * denote teams that handle litigation matters.)

Job Offers:

Interns are not usually offered a position in the office immediately after their internship. The office typically hires attorneys with two to three years of experience.


San Francisco City Attorney's Office Internship Program

The San Francisco City Attorney's Office Internship Program offers students an opportunity to work in an award-winning municipal law office that is nationally recognized by the American Bar Association for outstanding excellence. The Program provides participants with a robust and meaningful work experience by creating opportunities for interns to learn, engage, and participate in the Office’s wide array of legal work.

Eligibility:

Students currently enrolled in an accredited law school are eligible to participate in the City Attorney’s intern program.

Application:

To apply, email a cover letter, resume, and brief legal writing sample to .

Schedule:

Most internships run 10 weeks, but the Office can accommodate interns from 8-14 weeks. Generally, the spring internship begins

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Legal research, legal writing, communication, teamwork, time management, problem solving, data management, risk assessment, compliance, diversity and inclusion, leadership, government law, public interest law, trial preparation, client interaction, policy advising, event planning, tour coordination.

Currently enrolled in an accredited law school.

Email cover letter, resume, and legal writing sample to .

Qualification and Experience Currently enrolled in an accredited law school.

Legal