Legal Internship Program, Spring

Contract, Part-time

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_____ Office of the Solicitor (SOL)


Legal Internship Program, Spring: Join the Office of the Solicitor at the . Department of the Interior (DOI) for a hands-on legal internship experience during the spring semester. Gain practical experience advising agencies on legal aspects of their mission and participate in complex civil litigation. 1L, 2L, and 3L law students are encouraged to apply.

Opening Date: June 1
Closing Date: August 1
Semester: Spring

Organization: . Department of the Interior (DOI)
Position: Legal Intern

Salary: Unpaid, but eligible for Transit Subsidy Benefit Program

Qualifications:
- Must be a student enrolled in at least half-time in an undergraduate or graduate program related to law or public policy
- Must be in good academic standing and provide official documentation from school
- Native American candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Responsibilities:
- Conduct legal research on environmental, administrative, and Indian 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 and officials
- Attend hearings and meetings in Washington, . area (additional opportunities)

How to Apply:
- Submit one consolidated PDF including:
- 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 application to with YEAR and SEMESTER in subject line
- Deadline: 11:59 . Eastern Standard Time (EST) on closing date

Organization Description:
- The Office of the Solicitor is responsible for the legal work of the DOI, with nearly 200 practicing attorneys nationwide.
- DOI's mission is to be the Nation's premier conservation agency, impacting the lives of millions of people.
- Work with offices and bureaus, including National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, . Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Surface Mining, and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.

Location Options:
- 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

HQ Washington, . Offices:
- 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 the Solicitor (SOL)

None specified.

Eligible for Transit Subsidy Benefit Program.

None specified.

Legal research, writing, drafting legal memoranda, briefs, and motions, participating in strategy sessions and conference calls with agency counsel and Justice Department lawyers, attending hearings and meetings, conducting legal research on environmental and administrative law issues, Indian law, and Freedom of Information Act appeals.

Must be a student, including 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.

Submit a resume with 2 professional or academic references, completed Request For Consideration Fillable Form, cover letter, copy of most recent transcript, and writing sample (no more than 3 pages) as a consolidated PDF via email to , with the YEAR and SEMESTER in the subject line.

Qualification and Experience Applicants must be students, including 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. All students must be in good academic standing and provide official documentation from their school.

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