National Summer Internships
A summer internship provides a way to gain valuable legal experience while offering support in an area that is typically under-funded and understaffed. Application deadlines range from September through June, with some agencies using a rolling deadline.
Information and applications for the following summer internships are available in the Career Services' Public Interest Summer Internships (National) binders. Additional internship information is available in the Public Interest Job Search Guide available in Career Services. Online information may be accessed from several sites, including the Public Service Law Network Worldwide www.pslawnet.org, Public Interest Clearinghouse www.pic.org and Equal Justice Works www.equaljusticeworks.org.
USD's School of Law Financial Aid Office provides a limited number of Summer Community Service Grants to help fund internships. Please check with USD's School of Law Financial Aid Office early in spring semester for information and application forms.
Alphabetical by Agency
Updated 05/2005
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| Agency | Location | Deadline | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| A ^ | |||
ABA Public Service Internship |
Washington, D.C. |
January |
$1,500 |
ACLU |
Washington D.C. |
May |
Unpaid |
Alliance for Justice |
Washington, D.C |
May |
Unpaid |
Appleseed Foundation |
Washington, DC |
Not stated |
Up to $2,500 |
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund |
New York, NY |
December |
$8,800 - $12,000 |
| B ^ | |||
Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence |
Washington D.C. |
Not stated |
$4,000 |
Haywood Burns Memorial Fellowships for Social and Economic Justice (Nat. Law. Guild) |
Throughout U.S. |
Varies |
Varies |
| C ^ | |||
Center for Law & Social Policy |
Washington, DC |
January 15 |
$600/wk |
Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow |
Washington, DC |
February |
|
Citizen Advocacy Center |
Elmhurst, IL |
Rolling |
Not stated |
Citizen Works |
Washington, DC |
Not stated |
Unpaid |
Community Legal Services |
Phoenix, AZ |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Curtin, John J. Jr. Fund ( ABA ) |
Throughout U.S. |
April |
$2,500 |
| D ^ | |||
| E ^ | |||
Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund (Sierra Club) |
Nationwide |
Varies |
Not stated |
El Paso Legal Assistance Society |
El Paso, TX |
Not stated |
Not stated |
Energy Department of Aiken, S.C. |
Aiken, S.C. |
February |
Stipend |
Environmental Law Institute |
Washington, DC |
March |
$10/hr. |
Equal Justice Works |
Varies |
Varies |
Varies |
Everett Public Service Internship |
Nationwide |
Varies |
$210/week |
| F ^ | |||
Farmworkers Law Project |
New Paltz, NY |
February |
Unpaid |
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, Inc. |
Florence, AZ |
February |
Unpaid |
Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center |
Miami, FL |
Varies |
Unpaid |
| G ^ | |||
Government Accountability Project (GAP) |
Washington, DC |
Rolling deadline |
Stipend |
| H ^ | |||
HALT- Hasse Internship |
Washington, DC |
Rolling deadline |
Not stated |
Human Rights Campaign (McCleary Law Fellow) |
Washington, DC |
February |
$3,000 |
| I ^ | |||
Institute for Justice |
Washington, DC |
Not Stated |
Unpaid |
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law |
Washington, DC |
May |
Stipend |
International Human Rights Law Group |
Washington, DC |
March |
Unpaid |
| J ^ | |||
| K ^ | |||
Koch, Charles G. Summer Fellow |
Washington, DC |
February |
$1,500/housing |
| L ^ | |||
LeGal Foundation |
New York City |
March |
$3,500 |
Legal Services of New Jersey |
Throughout NJ |
Early fall |
1L-Paid |
| M ^ | |||
Mental Health Project-Urban Justice Center |
New York, NY |
February |
Not stated |
Migrant Legal Action Program |
Washington, D.C. |
Ongoing |
Not stated |
Morris K. Udall Foundation |
Washington, D.C. |
February |
Stipend/Rm/Bd |
Multnomah County Legal Aid Services |
Portland, OR |
April |
Unpaid |
| N ^ | |||
National Association of Counsel for Children |
Denver, CO |
Not stated |
Unpaid |
National Coalition for Child Protection Reform |
New York, NY |
Rolling |
Unpaid |
National Lawyer's Guild (Haywood Burns Memorial) |
Throughout U.S. |
Varies |
Varies |
National Partnership for Women and Families |
Washington, D.C. |
March |
Unpaid |
National Women's Law Center |
Washington, D.C. |
Ongoing |
Unpaid |
Native American Congressional Summer Int. |
Washington D.C. |
February |
Rm/Bd/Stipend |
Native American Rights Fund |
Boulder, CO |
October |
Paid |
New Party Fund |
Throughout U.S. |
Not stated |
Varies |
| O ^ | |||
| P ^ | |||
People for the American Way |
Washington, D.C. |
March |
$230/wk |
Public Interest Law Initiative |
Chicago, IL |
October |
$4,500 |
| Q ^ | |||
| R ^ | |||
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press |
Arlington, VA |
January |
$1,000 |
Ruth Floyd Internship for Human Rights & International Law |
Santa Barbara, CA |
April |
$2,500 |
Rutherford Institute |
Charlottesville, VA |
Fall |
Unpaid |
| S ^ | |||
South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Rep. Project |
Harlington, TX |
Not stated |
Unpaid |
Southern Poverty Law Center |
Montgomery, AL |
November |
$550/wk & housing |
State PIRGS |
Throughout U.S. |
Varies |
Varies |
Student Press Law Center |
Washington, D.C. |
January |
$500/wk |
| T ^ | |||
Trail Lawyers for Public Justice |
Washington, D.C. |
Fall |
Poss. stipend |
| U ^ | |||
| V ^ | |||
| W ^ | |||
White House Internship |
Washington, D.C. |
March |
Not Stated |
| X ^ | |||
| Y ^ | |||
Youth Law Center |
Washington, D.C. / San Francisco, CA |
February |
Unpaid |
| Z ^ |
By Application Deadline
Updated 05/2005
| Month | Agency | Location | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
FALL |
|
|
|
|
Legal Services of New Jersey |
Throughout NJ |
Paid |
|
Rutherford Institute |
Charlottesville, VA |
Unpaid |
NOVEMBER |
|
|
|
|
Native American Rights Fund |
Boulder, CO |
$15/hr. |
|
Southern Poverty Law Center |
Montgomery, AL |
$550/wk. & housing |
DECEMBER |
|
|
|
|
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund |
New York, NY |
$8,800 - $12,000 |
|
Environmental Law Institute |
Washington, DC |
$10/hr |
JANUARY |
|
|
|
|
ABA Public Service Internship |
Washington, DC |
$1,500 |
|
LeGal Foundation |
New York City |
$3,500 |
|
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press |
Arlington, VA |
$1,000 |
|
Student Press Law Center |
Washington, DC |
$2,000 |
FEBRUARY |
|
|
|
|
Energy, Department of Aiken, SC |
Aiken, SC |
Stipend |
|
Farmworker Law Project |
New Paltz, NY |
Unpaid |
|
Human Rights Campaign (McCleary Law Fellow) |
Washington, DC |
$3,000 |
|
Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow |
Washington, DC |
$1,500 /housing |
|
Mental Health Project (Urban Justice Center ) |
New York, NY |
Not stated |
|
Morris K. Udall Foundation (Native American) |
Washington, DC |
Stipend, Rm/Bd. |
|
National Partnership for Women & Families |
Washington, DC |
Unpaid |
|
Native American Congressional Summer Internship |
Washington, DC |
Rm/Bd/Stip |
|
Youth Law Center |
Washington, DC / San Francisco |
Unpaid |
| MARCH | |||
|
International Human Rights Law Group |
Washington, DC |
Unpaid |
|
People For The American Way |
Washington, DC |
$230/wk. |
|
Public Interest Law Initiative |
Illinois |
$4,500 |
|
White House Internship |
Washington, DC |
Not stated |
APRIL |
|
|
|
|
Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center |
Miami, FL |
Unpaid |
|
John J. Curtin Jr. Justice Fund (ABA) |
Throughout the US |
$2,500 |
|
Multnomah County Legal Aid Services |
Portland, OR |
Unpaid |
|
Ruth Floyd Internship for Human Rights & International Law |
Santa Barbara, CA |
$2,500 |
MAY |
|
|
|
|
ACLU |
Washington, DC |
Unpaid |
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law |
Washington, DC |
Not stated |
|
| DEADLINE NOT SPECIFIED | |||
Alliance for Justice |
Washington , DC |
Unpaid |
|
Appleseed Foundation |
Washington , DC |
Up to $2,500 |
|
Center for Law and Social Policy |
Washington , DC |
Salary |
|
Community Legal Services |
Phoenix , AZ |
Not Stated |
|
Brady Center to Prevent Handgun Violence |
Washington , DC |
$4,000 |
|
Citizen Advocacy Center |
Elmhurst , IL |
Paid/Unpaid |
|
Earthjustice Legal Fund (Sierra Club) |
Nationwide |
Not Stated |
|
El Paso Legal Assistance Society |
El Paso , TX |
Not Stated |
|
Equal Justice Works |
Varies |
Varies |
|
Everett Public Service Internshi p |
Nationwide |
$210/week |
|
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, Inc. |
Florence , AZ |
Unpaid |
|
Government Accountability Project (GAP) |
Washington , DC |
Stipend |
|
HALT |
Washington , DC |
Not stated |
|
Institute for Justice |
Washington , DC |
Unpaid |
|
Migrant Legal Action Program |
Washington , DC |
Not stated |
|
National Association of Counsel for Children |
Denver , CO |
Not stated |
|
National Coalition for Child Protection Reform |
New York , NY |
Unpaid |
|
National Lawyer's Guild (Haywood Burns Memorial Fellowships for Social and Economic Justice) |
Throughout U.S. |
$2,000 |
|
National Women's Law Center |
Washington , DC |
Unpaid |
|
New Party Fund |
New York , NY |
Varies |
|
South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Rep. Project |
Harlington , TX |
Unpaid |
|
State PIRGs |
Nationwide |
Varies |
|
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice |
Washington , DC |
Poss. Stipend |
|
