Closing Date: 31st May, 2024
Description:
Job Description:Legal interns work closely with PIN trial attorneys on a range of investigative and litigation issues related to PIN's efforts to combat public corruption. Interns research complex legal questions, draft motions and responses, assist with appeals, conduct factual analysis, and update PIN's internal resources. Assignments often touch upon substantive criminal law (relating primarily to bribery and fraud), evidence, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, constitutional criminal procedure, and election law. Legal interns work on a variety of projects during their internships and typically produce significant written work product. Interns are offered opportunities to observe witness interviews, meetings with attorneys and agents, trials, hearings, and other proceedings. Interning for PIN is an intensive but rewarding experience that has been invaluable for prior interns, many of whom have clerked after graduation for federal district and circuit court judges, been accepted into the Honors Program, or joined a U.S. Attorney's Office.
Qualifications:
All applicants must be currently enrolled in law school and have a strong academic background, excellent research and writing skills, mature judgment, an openness to learning, and a commitment to public service. Applicants should recognize and be committed to the non-partisan nature of the Public Integrity Section's work.
Summer interns work full-time (40 hours a week) for at least 10 weeks. Fall and spring semester intern usually work part-time (16-20 hours a week) throughout the semester (10-12 weeks), although we have worked with law schools that permit full-time work in exchange for credit. Interns must reside in the Washington, D.C. area during their internship, though hybrid work is allowed. Applicants should specify in their cover letter the term or terms for which they would like to be considered. If applying for a spring or fall internship, applicants should also identify whether they are available full-time or part-time.
Because of the sensitive nature of PIN's work, all offers are contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background investigation.
