Closing Date: 30th January, 2026

Description:

The Office of the New York State Attorney General (OAG) has externships for course/academic credit available during the 2025-26 academic year for second and third-year day law students, as well as evening law students who have completed at least three (3) semesters. Interested law students must be receiving course credit for their work at OAG as part of an independent study, externship program, or clinical program.

OAG is seeking hardworking and talented law students who have excellent legal research and writing skills; fluency in other languages in addition to English is a plus but is not required. Applicants are encouraged to learn more about OAG bureaus and regional offices prior to submitting their applications by reviewing information that is available on the public website (https://ag.ny.gov/about/about-office).

Placement Experience

Selected law students will assist attorneys in all phases of their work.
By conducting law-related assignments, students will be exposed to a broad range of legal work allowing them to gain valuable public interest legal experience. Assignments may include the following: writing memoranda; drafting pleadings; writing discovery requests or responses; preparing for and attending depositions, hearings, or in-court matters; interviewing clients, witnesses, and experts; assisting with investigations, case negotiations, and conducting general legal research assignments.
In their assigned bureau/regional office, students interact regularly with attorneys who are working on innovative and impactful cases. Students benefit from a hands-on learning experience and an exciting and dynamic professional environment.
A key objective of the program is for law students to finish their placements with a legal writing sample.

Program Details

For the fall and spring programs, two placement formats are available: hybrid or remote. Please review the following for information about each format. Format availabilityvaries by bureau and location, please see the posting table below for details.

Hybrid Placements: Students report to their designated workstation two or three (2-3) days per week. On the days students work remotely, they need a reliable computer, a secure internet connection, a phone, and a sufficiently quiet and private workspace to telework.
Remote Placements: Students telecommute for the duration of their placements. On the days students work remotely, they need a reliable computer, a secure internet connection, a phone, and a sufficiently quiet and private workspace to telework.

At the time students receive and accept an offer, they must provide written confirmation from their schools indicating their acceptance into an externship program, a clinical program, or an approved independent study. Additionally, this confirmation must include the following information:

The appropriate externship contact at their school;
The parameters of the externship, including the employer's responsibilities;
The required minimum/maximum work hours to be completed by the student; and
The number of credits the student will receive upon completion of the placement.

Students are encouraged to commit to work part-time (approximately 15 hours/week) during regular business hours for at least a semester (10-12 weeks) or the minimum stipulated by their externship, clinic, or independent study.
*Fall applications accepted online until September 12, 2025, and placement offers are made on a rolling basis. We are now accepting applications for this program.
Students hired for the fall may begin their placements on September 3, 2025, or after.
**Spring applications accepted online until January 30, 2026, and placement offers aremade on a rolling basis. We will begin accepting applications for this program later this year. Check our website (https://ag.ny.gov/job-postings/law-students) for more details or consider subscribing (https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSOAG/subscriber/new?qsp=NYSOAG_3) to receive our job posting emails.
Students hired for the spring may begin their placements on January 21, 2026, or after.
United States (U.S.) citizenship and New York state residency are not required, but applicants must be eligible to be employed in the U.S.