Fall 2024 Semester Legal Intern Program

Contract, Full-time

No

## Federal Trade Commission - Bureau of Competition Semester Legal Intern Program

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition enforces the nation’s antitrust laws and offers fall and spring semester legal internships to second- and third-year law students at its Washington, . offices. Semester legal interns work closely with attorneys, economists, and other investigative staff on actual law enforcement investigations, and federal and administrative court litigations. The Bureau of Competition has the following divisions participating in the Semester Legal Intern Program:

- Mergers I
- Mergers II
- Mergers III
- Mergers IV
- Anticompetitive Practices
- Anticompetitive Practices II
- Health Care
- Office of Policy and Coordination

### Eligibility and Requirements

The application period for Fall 2024 semester internships will be from January 22, 2024 – April 5, 2024. The following application materials are required: cover letter, resume, law school transcript, seven-page writing sample (seven-page maximum; excerpts of a longer sample permitted), and three academic or professional references. All semester interns must be Citizens and receive course credit for completing their internship. Interested students should contact their law schools for additional information and requirements.

### Compensation

Semester internships are unpaid.

### Division Descriptions

#### Mergers I

Mergers I investigates mergers and acquisitions and other forms of corporate consolidation. Mergers I prefers candidates who are available to intern in-office on Thursdays and are available for both part-time (minimum of 20 hours per week) and full-time internships.

#### Mergers II

Mergers II investigates mergers and acquisitions and other forms of corporate consolidation. Mergers II prefers candidates who are available to intern in-office on Thursdays and are available for both part-time (minimum of 20 hours per week) and full-time internships.

#### Mergers III

Mergers III investigates mergers and acquisitions and other forms of corporate consolidation. Mergers III is accepting applications for both part-time (minimum of 20 hours per week) and full-time internships.

#### Mergers IV

Mergers IV investigates mergers and acquisitions and other forms of corporate consolidation. Mergers IV strongly prefers full-time candidates and is accepting applications for both part-time (minimum of 20 hours per week) and full-time internships.

#### Anticompetitive Practices

The Anticompetitive Practices Division investigates potentially anticompetitive conduct in industries other than health care and pharmaceuticals. ACP’s work involves not only stopping illegal conduct but also shaping the law. ACP’s ongoing work includes issues related to monopolization, exclusion of small and innovative rivals, abuse of intellectual property rights, and covenants not to compete. ACP has become well- known for a series of cases involving anticompetitive conduct by members of standard-setting organizations. ) and Karna Adam ( 202-326-3429). The Anticompetitive Practices Division is accepting applications for both part-time (at least 16 hours per week) and full-time interns and prefers candidates who are available to intern in-office on Tuesdays.

#### Anticompetitive Practices II

The Anticompetitive Practices II Division investigates potentially anticompetitive conduct in industries other than health care and pharmaceuticals. ACP’s work involves not only stopping illegal conduct but also shaping the law. ACP’s ongoing work includes issues related to monopolization, exclusion of small and innovative rivals, abuse of intellectual property rights, and covenants not to compete. ACP has become well- known for a series of cases involving anticompetitive conduct by members of standard-setting organizations. ) and Karna Adam ( 202-326-3429). The Anticompetitive Practices II Division is accepting applications for both part-time (at least 16 hours per week) and full-time interns and prefers candidates who are available to intern in-office on Tuesdays.

#### Health Care

The Health Care Division is responsible for investigating and enforcing antitrust laws in the health care industry. The Division has a long history of successfully challenging anticompetitive mergers and other conduct that harms competition. The Division is accepting applications for both part-time (minimum of 16 hours per week) and full-time interns but prefers full-time (or close to full-time) interns.

#### Office of Policy & Coordination

The Office of Policy & Coordination (OPC) is responsible for developing antitrust policy and providing guidance to the Bureau’s staff and stakeholders. OPC works closely with the other divisions of the Bureau of Competition, the Federal Trade Commission, other federal and state agencies, and foreign antitrust enforcement authorities. OPC’s responsibilities include drafting policy documents such as the Bureau’s Merger Remedies Guide, organizing conferences and workshops, and providing guidance on the application of the antitrust laws to various stakeholders. OPC prefers full-time candidates.

Legal research, interviewing witnesses, writing legal memoranda, preparing documents and exhibits

Students should apply directly to each division’s representative in which they have an interest. The representative(s) contact information is in the shop description. The following application materials are required cover letter, resume, law school transcript, seven-page writing sample (seven-page maximum; excerpts of a longer sample permitted), and three academic or professional references.

Qualification and Experience Second- and third-year law students

Legal