Law Student Volunteer Summer 2027

Closing Date: 31st January, 2027

Description:

Job Description:
ATF's Office of Chief Counsel provides student interns with the opportunity to work closely with attorneys who provide legal advice to a wide array of ATF and DOJ officials on ATF's policies, programs, and enforcement operations; who review and draft potential legislation impacting ATF's authority and enforcement capabilities; and who handle affirmative, defensive, and personnel litigation for ATF. Interns can expect to research discrete legal issues, review and organize documents for litigation, draft memoranda and correspondence, and perform other tasks as required.

Volunteers will also be expected to perform effective research and analysis of legal issues relating to the following areas: criminal laws and regulatory policy governing tobacco, firearms and explosives; constitutional law; employment law; civil litigation; fiscal law; ethics; asset forfeiture and seized property; and disclosure law.

Qualifications:
Students who have completed one full year of law school by Summer 2027.

Students must be a U.S. Citizen and will be subject to a security background investigation due to the sensitive nature of the work.

NOTE: Applications accepted on a rolling basis but must be submitted no later than December 31, 2026, for current 2L students, and by January 31, 2027, for current 1L students.

Salary:
This is an uncompensated position; however, ATF will work with law schools that offer academic credit for externships.

Number of Positions
3-5

Travel:

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