Description:
Job Description:The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas offers students a challenging and rewarding summer internship experience. During their internships, students have the opportunity to strengthen legal research and writing skills by applying them in practical settings, including drafting memoranda, motions in advance of and during trial, and appellate briefs to the Fifth Circuit. Student interns will be exposed to a wide variety of practice areas and a number of different attorneys, and typically have the opportunity to observe numerous court proceedings, from initial appearances through all phases of trial. Moreover, former student interns have also had the opportunity to observe and participate in witness preparation sessions, defendant debriefings, and conferences with defense counsel and agents from a variety of local, state, and federal agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the Federal Bureau of Investigations; the U.S. Postal Inspection Service; and the U.S. Secret Service.
Qualifications:
First-year (second semester) and second-year law students. Law school graduates are not eligible for summer positions. Must be a U.S. citizen and maintain a grade point average of 2.8 or higher. A security clearance will be conducted on all applicants offered positions.
Salary:
Work-study credit
Number of Positions
Beaumont (4) Plano (4) Sherman (4) Tyler (4)
