Closing Date: 1st December, 2025
Description:
Job Description:Assignments may include assisting attorneys with legal research, writing pleadings, trial preparation, completing appellate briefs, and appearing in court if students are certified pursuant to local rules.
Within the Criminal Division, interns are encouraged to observe pretrial proceedings, trials, and other court proceedings, in cases on which they have worked or in cases of general interest in the office.
Within the Civil Division, interns are encouraged to observe hearings, pretrial proceedings, trials, appellate oral argument, and other court proceedings; to attend meetings with client agencies and to attend settlement conferences, mediations, depositions, site visits, and witness interviews.
Minimum Hours: (School-year) 16 hours per week required across 10 weeks per semester or 8 weeks per quarter
(Summer) 40 hours per week required across 10 weeks
Qualifications:
Volunteer Legal Interns must have completed one year of an ABA accredited law school before beginning the internships. During school-year terms, Volunteer Legal Interns must be enrolled in an accredited law school at least half-time. Volunteer Legal Interns must complete a background check before beginning employment. Law school graduation terminates eligibility for volunteer positions except for graduate law students who are enrolled at least half-time and not practicing law. Must be a U.S. citizen.
