Volunteer Law Student Summer 2027

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit www.justice.gov/usao/.

Qualifications

To be eligible for this internship ALL of the following requirements must be met: Rising second- and third-year law school students may apply. First-year law students: Applications accepted starting December 1, 2026. Students who will graduate prior to or during the course of the internship are not eligible. Students must be U.S. citizens and pass a background check due to the sensitive nature of the work performed by the United States Attorney's Office. The background check requires substantial input from the candidate, and it is important that all security forms be completed and returned in a timely fashion as interns may not begin until the check has been favorably completed (which may take up to 8 weeks). Student Status: An eligible student is an individual enrolled in law school pursuing a Juris Doctor degree. Successful candidates must have outstanding academic records, superior writing skills and be in good academic standing at his/her university. Student interns must be United States Citizens. You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement. Grade Point Average: You must have at least a 2.5 GPA. Required: Your responses to the Online Occupational Questionnaire (This is completed automatically during the apply online process). Required: Cover letter (please note preferred location - Lexington, Ft. Mitchell, or London office), and the preferred practice area (Criminal or Civil), in bold in the upper left corner of the cover letter; Required: Resume - two page limit; Required: Current Unofficial law school transcript with GPA listed (if additional grades are released after the initial application, please supplement as the grades become available); Required: One legal writing sample (20 pages or less); Required: The best phone number and e-mail address for the applicant.