Legal Internship Program, Summer 1L

Part-time

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_____ Office of Special Trustee for American Indians
_____ Office of the Solicitor – Executive Office

SEO Friendly Job Title: Legal Intern, Summer Program 1L

H1: Join the Legal Internship Program at the . Department of the Interior

H2: Gain Valuable Experience in Environmental and Administrative Law

Organization: . Department of the Interior
Department: Office of the Solicitor

Salary: Unpaid, but eligible for Transit Subsidy Benefit Program

Application Schedule:
- Opening Date: December 1
- Closing Date: January 15
- Semester: Summer
- Year: 1L

Overview:
- Nearly 200 practicing attorneys in the headquarters office
- Over 300 attorneys nationwide
- Responsible for the legal work of the DOI
- Mission is to be the Nation's premier conservation agency
- Work affects the lives of millions of people

Responsibilities:
- Conduct legal research on environmental and administrative law issues
- Draft legal memoranda, briefs, and motions
- Assist with discovery in federal cases
- Participate in conference calls and strategy sessions with agency counsel
- Attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area
- Resolve appeals under the Freedom of Information Act
- Home to the Department's Ethics Office

Qualifications:
- Must be a student
- Eligible students include:
- Undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time
- Public policy graduate students
- First-year (second semester), second- and third-year law students
- Law school graduates enrolled in graduate law programs at least half-time
- Must be in good academic standing
- First-year, first-semester law students may apply after December 1 for internships the following summer

How to Apply:
- Submit resume with 2 professional or academic references
- Complete Request for Consideration Fillable Form
- Address cover letter to "To Whom It May Concern"
- Provide copy of most recent transcript
- Include a writing sample (no more than 3 pages)
- Submit application package via email to
- Include 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

Contact Information:
- For questions regarding the program, contact
- Native American candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Request for Consideration:
- Student name
- Internship period requested (Fall, Summer, or Spring)
- Dates available to work
- Available to work part-time or full-time
- Available to participate in-person or virtually
- Rank up to 4 locations for consideration, including:
- 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
- Boise, ID
- If ranking Washington, ., also rank divisions/offices within HQ, including:
- 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 Special Trustee for American Indians
- Office of the Solicitor – Executive Office

Join the Legal Internship Program at the . Department of the Interior and gain valuable experience in environmental and administrative law. As a legal intern, you will have the opportunity to work with nearly 200 practicing attorneys in the headquarters office and over 300 attorneys nationwide. The DOI's mission to be the Nation's premier conservation agency makes this internship a unique and impactful opportunity.

Overview:
- Responsible for the legal work of the DOI
- Work affects the lives of millions of people
- Diverse workload and extensive litigation and program counseling
- Opportunities to advise agencies on legal aspects of their mission and participate in complex civil litigation

Responsibilities:
- Conduct legal research on environmental and administrative law issues
- Draft legal memoranda, briefs, and motions
- Assist with discovery in active federal cases
- Participate in conference calls and strategy sessions with agency counsel
- Attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area
- Resolve appeals under the Freedom of Information Act
- Home to the Department's Ethics Office

Qualifications:
- Must be a student
- Eligible students include:
- Undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time
- Public policy graduate students
- First-year (second semester), second- and third-year law students
- Law school graduates enrolled in graduate law programs at least half-time
- Must be in good academic standing
- First-year, first-semester law students may apply after December 1 for internships the following summer

How to Apply:
- Submit resume with 2 professional or academic references
- Complete Request for Consideration Fillable Form
- Address cover letter to "To Whom It May Concern"
- Provide copy of most recent transcript
- Include a writing sample (no more than 3 pages)
- Submit application package via email to
- Include YEAR and SEMESTER in the subject line

Deadline:
- Complete application, including required documents, must be received by 11:59 p

Not applicable.

Eligible for Transit Subsidy Benefit Program

None specified.

Legal research, legal writing, client counseling, civil litigation, administrative law, environmental law, Indian law

Law students or law school graduates enrolled in graduate law programs.

Submit resume, completed Request for Consideration form, cover letter, transcript, and writing sample in one consolidated PDF to with the subject line including the year and semester of the desired internship.

Qualification and Experience Law students enrolled at least half-time or law school graduates enrolled in graduate law programs at least half-time

Legal