Legal Internship Program, Summer 1L

Contract, Part-time

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_____ Office of Natural Resources Revenue
_____ Division of Employment and Labor Law

Legal Internship Program, Summer 1L: Join the Office of the Solicitor at the . Department of the Interior for a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in environmental and administrative law. As a legal intern, you will have the chance to work on complex civil litigation, conduct legal research, and participate in strategy sessions with agency officials and Justice Department lawyers. This internship is open to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent law school graduates who are enrolled in a graduate law program. Native American candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Salary Information: This internship is without compensation, but interns are eligible to participate in the Transit Subsidy Benefit Program.

Job Title: Legal Intern/Extern

Experience: Applicants must be students in good academic standing and must provide official documentation from their school. First-year law students may apply after December 1 for internships the following summer.

Application Schedule:

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

Organization Information: The Office of the Solicitor is responsible for the legal work of the . Department of the Interior, with nearly 200 practicing attorneys in the headquarters office and over 300 attorneys nationwide. The DOI's mission makes it the Nation's premier conservation agency, impacting the lives of millions of people through its various offices and bureaus.

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 (optional)

Qualifications:

- Must be a student in good academic standing
- Native American candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
- Undergraduate students who are 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 (., . programs) at least half-time

How to Apply:

Students should submit the following documents as one consolidated PDF:

- 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)

Submit the application package via email to , with the subject line including the YEAR and SEMESTER.

Deadline: Applications must be received by 11:59 . Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the closing date.

Locations for Consideration (rank in order of preference):

- 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 Washington, . is ranked, please also rank the following divisions/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 Natural Resources Revenue
- Division of Employment and Labor Law

The . Department of the Interior is an equal opportunity employer and 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 any other non-merit factor. Native American candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

H1: Legal Internship Program, Summer 1L at . Department of the Interior Solving Environmental and Administrative Legal Issues

H2: Gain Practical Experience and Work on Complex Civil Litigation as a Legal Intern/Extern

Some key points to mention in the summary:

- The . Department of the Interior's Office of the Solicitor is offering a legal internship program for 1L students during the summer semester.
- This internship provides a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in environmental and administrative law.
- The Office of the Solicitor has nearly 200 practicing attorneys in the headquarters office and over 300 attorneys nationwide, responsible for the legal work of the DOI.
- The internship is open to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent law school graduates enrolled in a graduate law program.
- Native American candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- The internship is without compensation, but interns are eligible to participate in the Transit Subsidy Benefit Program.
- Applicants must be students in good academic standing and provide official documentation from their school.
- The deadline to apply is January 15, with the opening date being December 1.
- Interns will have the opportunity to conduct legal research, draft legal documents, and participate in strategy sessions with agency officials and Justice Department lawyers.
- The internship may also include attending hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area.
- Applicants can rank up to four locations for consideration, with Washington, . being one of them.
- If Washington, . is ranked, applicants can also rank specific divisions/offices within the headquarters office.
- The . Department of the Interior is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and other non-merit factors.

Eligible for Transit Subsidy Benefit Program

Legal research, legal writing, drafting legal memoranda, briefs and motions, conducting discovery, participating in conference calls and strategy sessions, attending hearings and meetings, good academic standing

Students must be in good academic standing and provide official documentation from their school

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, and writing sample to with YEAR and SEMESTER in subject line

Qualification and Experience 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 (e.g., L.L.M. programs) at least half-time, Native American candidates strongly encouraged to apply

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