Legal Internship Program, Summer 2L, 3L

Part-time

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Legal Internship Program - Summer 2L, 3L

Organization: . Department of the Interior (DOI)

Salary: Unpaid, but eligible for Transit Subsidy Benefit Program

Job Title: Legal Intern/Extern

Experience: Law students, including first-year (second semester), second- and third-year, and graduate law students (. programs)

Application Schedule:

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

Headings:

H1: Legal Internship Program - Summer 2L, 3L at . Department of the Interior (DOI)
H2: Application Schedule and Eligibility Requirements

Overview:

- The Office of the Solicitor is responsible for the legal work of the . Department of the Interior (DOI).
- The DOI's mission makes it the Nation's premier conservation agency.
- The Office has nearly 200 practicing attorneys in the headquarters office and more than 300 attorneys nationwide.
- The work of the DOI affects the lives of millions of people, from families visiting national parks to children studying in Indian schools.
- The Office is looking for talented and dedicated law students to join their Legal Internship Program.
- This program offers practical experience advising agencies on legal aspects of their mission and participating in complex civil litigation.
- Legal interns/externs conduct legal research on environmental, administrative, and Indian law issues.
- They also assist with drafting legal documents and may have the opportunity to attend hearings and meetings in Washington, .

Salary Information:

- Intern positions are without compensation.
- However, interns are eligible to participate in the Transit Subsidy Benefit Program.

Job Title and Experience Information:

- Job Title: Legal Intern/Extern
- Experience: Law students, including first-year (second semester), second- and third-year, and graduate law students (. programs)
- Native American candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Schedule:

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

Qualifications:

- Applicants must be students.
- Eligible students include undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time, public policy graduate students, and law school students and 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:
- 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)
- Email the application package to with the YEAR and SEMESTER in the subject line.

Deadline:

- Complete application, including required documents, must be received by 11:59 . Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date.

Locations and Offices:

- 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
- Washington, . (main headquarters)
- 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

Important Notes:

- 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 factors.
- Intern positions are without compensation, but are eligible to participate in the Transit Subsidy Benefit Program.
- Applicants must be students, including undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time, public policy graduate students, and law school students and 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.
- Deadline for complete application is 11:59 . Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date.
- Application package must be submitted as one consolidated PDF via email to with the YEAR and SEMESTER in the subject line.
- Legal interns/externs will have the opportunity to conduct legal research on environmental, administrative, and Indian law issues.
- They will also assist with drafting legal documents and may have the opportunity to attend hearings and meetings in Washington, .
- Legal interns/externs will work closely with agency counsel, including Justice Department lawyers and agency officials.
- 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 factors.
- Intern positions are without compensation, but are eligible to participate in the Transit Subsidy Benefit Program.

Not specified.

Eligible to participate in the Transit Subsidy Benefit Program.

Not specified.

Legal research, writing, briefing, motion drafting, discovery, attendance at hearings and meetings, strategy development, advising agencies on legal aspects of their mission.

Currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate, or law students in good academic standing.

Submit a consolidated PDF application package, including a resume, completed Request For Consideration Fillable Form, cover letter, transcript, and writing sample to with the subject line including the year and semester of application.

Qualification and Experience Students currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, or law programs, in good academic standing, with an interest in environmental and administrative law, Indian law, or civil litigation.

Legal