Spring/Summer/Fall 2012 Law Student Internships

The Center conducts internship programs with law schools for each academic semester, including summer. These part-time positions are typically unpaid; however, students may earn credit hours from their respective law schools or are encouraged to seek fellowships to fund their work with the Center. Law students who are available to volunteer 15 hours or more per week during the academic year or full-time during the summer are eligible to apply.

Those students selected will be assigned to one attorney mentor, but may work with several attorneys during the course of the semester. The program attempts to match student preferences as to substantive areas and provide students with varied work assignments which may include writing briefs, drafting complaints, writing articles and fact sheets, commenting on proposed federal agency regulations, preparing Congressional testimony, researching legislative history, and attending court, executive branch and Congressional proceedings. It is impossible, however, to guarantee that each student will participate in litigation or other activities undertaken by the Center.

The NWLC office is an extremely friendly environment with many opportunities to learn and make professional connections. NWLC offers monthly brown-bag lunches on a variety of timely topics and encourages interns to make the most of their time with the organization.

If applying for an internship position, please include a cover letter indicating what program area you are interested in, when you are available to intern, and how may hours per week you can intern. A full application includes a cover letter, resume, transcript, a 5-10 page writing sample, and contact information for three references. Please submit your complete application to humanresources@nwlc.org.