Job Title: Law Student Volunteer, Spring 2026
Job Responsibilities:
1. Office of the General Counsel Interns:
- Conduct research and assist attorneys in various legal practice groups: Appellate, Chapter 11, Consumer, and General and Administrative.
- Draft and edit memoranda, USTP guidance and policy papers, court pleadings, and appellate briefs.
- Participate in moot courts to prepare attorneys for trial.
- Work on legal matters involving Ethics, Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, and Administrative Procedures Act.
- Observe Congressional hearings and prepare summaries for senior leadership.
- Interns must work in-person at the Executive Office for . Trustees (EOUST) in Washington, DC.
- Potential for academic credit.
2. Field Office Interns:
- Assist attorneys in preparing for bankruptcy court appearances and developing bankruptcy fraud referrals.
- Address attorney misconduct and screen cases for debtor abuse of the Bankruptcy Code.
- Review documents in chapter 7, 11, and 13 cases.
- Assist with drafting and filing of motions and objections.
- Monitor section 341 meetings between debtors and creditors.
- Provide litigation support, attend bankruptcy hearings, and 341 meetings.
- Potential for academic credit, as determined by the individual field office.
Education and Experience Information:
- Candidates must be rising second or third-year law students.
- Applicants should have excellent research and writing skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to fairness and integrity in the bankruptcy system.
- A background and interest in bankruptcy, litigation, administrative law, policy, and legislation are beneficial.
- Interns must generally commit to 10 to 16 hours per week for at least 10 weeks, from September to December.
- Applicants must be . Citizens.
Salary Information:
- The position is uncompensated.
- Academic credit and transit subsidies may be available.
Application Process:
- Submit a cover letter, resume, current law school transcript, and a legal writing sample (no more than 10 pages) via email.
- All documents should be in one PDF.
- Indicate interest in specific Executive or field offices in the subject line of the email and within the cover letter.
- The application period for the Spring 2026 session ends on August 31, 2025.
- Applications will be reviewed as received, and positions may be filled prior to the deadline.
Department Policies:
- The United States government prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.
- The agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities.
- Qualified applicants with disabilities, including those with targeted/severe disabilities, are encouraged to apply and may be eligible for non-competitive appointment under Schedule A hiring authority.
- The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act restricts inquiries into an applicant's criminal history until a conditional offer of employment is made.
- The Department maintains a drug-free workplace policy and requires a drug test prior to final appointment.
- Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background investigation.
- Only . citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review, . Trustee’s Offices, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Veterans' preference is considered positively in attorney hiring.
- Assistant United States Attorneys must reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof.
Note: This vacancy is for multiple positions, depending on geographic preference, and does not require travel or provide relocation expenses.
