Legal Internship Program, Summer 2L, 3L

Part-time

No

_____ Division of Employment and Labor Law
_____ Division of Fish and Wildlife
_____ Division of Indian Water Rights
_____ Division of Mineral Law
_____ Division of Parks and Wildlife Law
_____ Division of Wildlife and Marine Resources

Legal Internship Program, Summer 2L, 3L

Organization: . Department of the Interior (DOI)

Salary: Unpaid, eligible for Transit Subsidy Benefit Program

Location: Various locations nationwide, including Washington ., Anchorage, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Boston, Atlanta, and more

Semester: Summer

Year: 2L, 3L

Application Schedule:

- Opening Date: August 1
- Closing Date: October 5

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, and law school graduates enrolled in graduate law programs at least half-time
- Must be in good academic standing

Responsibilities:

- Conduct legal research on environmental and administrative law issues, as well as Indian law
- Draft legal memoranda, briefs, and motions
- Assist with discovery in active federal cases
- Participate in conference calls and strategy sessions with other agency counsel and Justice Department lawyers
- Attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area (additional opportunities)

Benefits:

- Gain practical experience advising agencies on legal aspects of their mission
- Participate in complex civil litigation before administrative tribunals
- Assist the Justice Department in litigating matters before federal courts

How to Apply:

- Submit a consolidated PDF of the following documents:
- Resume with 2 professional or academic references
- Completed Request for Consideration Fillable Form (designate preferred locations/organizations)
- 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 application package to with the YEAR and SEMESTER in the subject line

Deadline:

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

Diverse and Inclusive Environment:

- 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 factor

Departmental Responsibilities and Impact:

- The Office of the Solicitor is responsible for the legal work of the . Department of the Interior (DOI)
- Nearly 200 practicing attorneys in the headquarters office and more than 300 attorneys nationwide
- DOI's mission makes it the Nation's premier conservation agency
- Work affects the lives of millions of people, from families visiting national parks to children studying in Indian schools

Workload and Opportunities:

- Diverse workload and demand for extensive litigation and program counseling
- Opportunities to participate in complex civil litigation before administrative tribunals
- Opportunities to assist the Justice Department in litigating matters before federal courts
- Opportunities to attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area

Request for Consideration Form:

- Rank up to 4 preferred locations for internship consideration
- If Washington, . is ranked, also rank preferred divisions/offices
- Links to descriptions of regional/field offices and HQ offices provided

Application Schedule:

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

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, and law school graduates enrolled in graduate law programs at least half-time
- Must be in good academic standing

Responsibilities:

- Conduct legal research on environmental and administrative law issues, as well as Indian law
- Draft legal memoranda, briefs, and motions
- Assist with discovery in active federal cases
- Participate in conference calls and strategy sessions with other agency counsel and Justice Department lawyers
- Attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area (additional opportunities)

Benefits:

- Gain practical experience advising agencies on legal aspects of their mission
- Participate in complex civil litigation before administrative tribunals
- Assist the Justice Department in litigating matters before federal courts

How to Apply:

- Submit a consolidated PDF of the following documents:
- Resume with 2 professional or academic references
- Completed Request for Consideration Fillable Form (designate preferred locations/organizations)
- 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 application package to with the YEAR and SEMESTER in the subject line

Deadline:

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

Diverse and Inclusive Environment:

- 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 factor

Departmental Responsibilities and Impact:

- The Office of the Solicitor is responsible for the legal work of the . Department of the Interior (

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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