Legal Internship Program, Fall

Part-time

No

_____ Office of Hearings and Appeals
_____ Office of the Solicitor - Land & Water Resources Division
_____ Office of the Solicitor - Indian Trust Litigation Division
_____ Office of the Solicitor - Mineral Resources Division
_____ Office of the Solicitor - National Wildlife Refuge Division
_____ Office of the Solicitor - Parks Division
_____ Office of the Solicitor - Water & Power Division

Legal Internship Program: Gain Practical Experience in Environmental and Administrative Law

Salary: Unpaid, but eligible for transit subsidy benefit program.

Job Title: Legal Intern

Experience: Law students (1L, 2L, 3L), graduate law students, and recent law school graduates enrolled in graduate law programs.

Organization: . Department of the Interior (DOI)

Department: Office of the Solicitor

Semester: Fall

Application Schedule:

- Opening Date: March 1
- Closing Date: May 1

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 other agency counsel.
- Attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area.

Qualifications:

- Must be a student in good academic standing.
- Eligible students include undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time, public policy graduate students, and first-year (second semester), second- and third-year law students.
- First-year, first-semester law students may apply after December 1 for internships the following summer.

How to Apply:

- Submit a consolidated PDF including:
- Resume with 2 professional or academic references
- Completed Request For Consideration Fillable Form
- Cover Letter
- Copy of most recent transcript (official or unofficial)
- Writing Sample (no more than 3 pages)
- Email application to with the SUBJECT LINE: Legal Internship Program Application - YEAR and SEMESTER.

Deadline:

- Complete application must be received by 11:59 . Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of May 1.

Locations for Consideration:

- 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 for Consideration:

- 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 Hearings and Appeals
- Office of the Solicitor - Land & Water Resources Division
- Office of the Solicitor - Indian Trust Litigation Division
- Office of the Solicitor - Mineral Resources Division
- Office of the Solicitor - National Wildlife Refuge Division
- Office of the Solicitor - Parks Division
- Office of the Solicitor - Water & Power Division

The Legal Internship Program at the . Department of the Interior's Office of the Solicitor offers students a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in environmental and administrative law. As a legal intern, you will have the chance to work alongside nearly 200 practicing attorneys in the headquarters office and over 300 attorneys nationwide. This internship is open to law students (1L, 2L, 3L), graduate law students, and recent law school graduates enrolled in graduate law programs.

Organization: . Department of the Interior (DOI)
Department: Office of the Solicitor
Salary: Unpaid, but eligible for transit subsidy benefit program.
Semester: Fall
Application Schedule:
- Opening Date: March 1
- Closing Date: May 1

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 other agency counsel.
- Attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area.

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

How to Apply:
- Submit a consolidated PDF including:
- Resume with 2 professional or academic references
- Completed Request For Consideration Fillable Form
- Cover Letter
- Copy of most recent transcript (official or unofficial)
- Writing Sample (no more than 3 pages)
- Email application to with the SUBJECT LINE: Legal Internship Program Application - YEAR and SEMESTER.

Deadline:
- Complete application must be received by 11:59 . Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date of May 1.

Locations for Consideration:
- 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 for Consideration:
- Departmental FOIA Office
- Division of General Law
- Division of Indian Affairs

Eligible to participate in the Transit Subsidy Benefit Program.

Legal research, drafting legal memoranda, briefs and motions, assisting with discovery, attending hearings and meetings, participating in conference calls and strategy sessions, providing legal advice and counseling, resolving appeals under the Freedom of Information Act, conducting legal research on environmental and administrative law issues, analyzing legal documents, communicating effectively with agency counsel and officials, attention to detail, time management, ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Must be enrolled at least half-time in an undergraduate or graduate program, or enrolled in a graduate law program at least half-time.

Applicants must submit a resume, completed Request for Consideration Fillable Form, cover letter, most recent transcript, and writing sample as a consolidated PDF to . The subject line must include the YEAR and SEMESTER.

Qualification and Experience Students who are enrolled at least half-time in an undergraduate or graduate program, or enrolled in a graduate law program at least half-time. Must be in good academic standing and provide official documentation from their school. Native American candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

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