Closing Date: 31st March, 2025
Description:
Summary:For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao.
As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
Duties:
Interns will be assigned to one of two divisions: Criminal or Civil. Assignments will include legal research, drafting pleadings and responses and preparing appellate briefs.
If assigned to the Criminal Division, interns will assist attorneys in all phases of criminal prosecution including charging decisions, discovery, pretrial hearings, trials, sentencings, and habeas corpus actions.
If assigned to the Civil Division, interns will assist in all phases of civil litigation including discovery, depositions, pretrial hearings, and trials.
Practice Areas:
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
Qualifications:
To be eligible for this internship ALL of the following requirements must be met:
Education:
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at an institution that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov.
Foreign Education Note: You may use foreign education to meet qualification requirements if you send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency in with your transcript. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
Interns will be assigned to one of two divisions: Criminal or Civil. Assignments will include legal research, drafting pleadings and responses and preparing appellate briefs.
If assigned to the Criminal Division, interns will assist attorneys in all phases of criminal prosecution including charging decisions, discovery, pretrial hearings, trials, sentencings, and habeas corpus actions.
If assigned to the Civil Division, interns will assist in all phases of civil litigation including discovery, depositions, pretrial hearings, and trials.
Practice Areas:
- Appellate Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Criminal Litigation
- Public Integrity Crimes
- Indian Country Crimes
- Violent and Community Crimes
- Organized Crime
- Asset Recovery Unit
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
- You must be a United States Citizen or National.
- You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
- You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.
- You must submit a law school transcript.
- You must be at least 16 years of age or older.
- Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This may include fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
Qualifications:
To be eligible for this internship ALL of the following requirements must be met:
- Student Status: You must be considered in good academic standings by the school, and be an enrolled first, second or third year Law Student.
- Grade Point Average: You must have at least a 2.5 GPA.
- Citizenship: Student Interns must be United States citizens or owe permanent allegiance to the United States. (Currently, natives of American Samoa, Swains Island and certain inhabitants of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are the only groups that owe permanent allegiance to the United States.)Background Investigation: You must successfully complete a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.
- Volunteer Agreement: All volunteers are required to sign the Participant Agreement (will be completed later during the security process if selected).
- Qualification requirements as follows: First, Second and Third year law students.
Education:
All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at an institution that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov.
Foreign Education Note: You may use foreign education to meet qualification requirements if you send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency in with your transcript. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
