_____ Office of the Solicitor - Executive Office
Legal Internship Program at . Department of the Interior: Gain Practical Experience in Environmental and Administrative Law
H1: Legal Internship Program at . Department of the Interior
H2: Gain Practical Experience in Environmental and Administrative Law
Organization: . Department of the Interior (DOI)
Department: Office of the Solicitor
Job Title: Legal Intern
Overview:
- DOI is the premier conservation agency in the nation, responsible for the legal work of the . Department of the Interior.
- The Office of the Solicitor has nearly 200 practicing attorneys in the headquarters office and over 300 attorneys nationwide.
- The work of DOI, through its offices and bureaus, impacts the lives of millions of people, from national park visitors to students in Indian schools.
Program Details:
- The Legal Internship Program offers practical experience in advising agencies on the legal aspects of their mission and participating in complex civil litigation.
- Interns will conduct legal research on environmental and administrative law issues, as well as Indian law.
- The program also involves resolving appeals under the Freedom of Information Act and working with the Department's Ethics Office.
- Interns may have opportunities to attend hearings and meetings in the Washington, . area.
Salary: Unpaid, but eligible for the Transit Subsidy Benefit Program.
Qualifications:
- Applicants must be students, including undergraduate students enrolled at least half-time, public policy graduate students, law students (first-year, second- or third-year), 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.
- First-year, first-semester law students may apply after December 1 for internships the following summer.
Application Process:
- Submit a consolidated PDF with the following documents: resume with 2 professional or academic references, completed Request for Consideration Fillable Form, cover letter, most recent transcript, and a writing sample (no more than 3 pages).
- Email the application package to **** with the year and semester in the subject line.
- Deadline for submission is 11:59 . Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 1.
Locations:
- Applicants can rank up to 4 locations for consideration, including regional and field offices.
- Available locations include 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, and Boise, ID.
HQ Washington, . Offices:
- If Washington, . is ranked as a location, applicants must also rank the following divisions/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, and Office of the Solicitor - Executive Office.
