L​/L​/L -Summer Academic Internship

Position: 1L / 2L/ 3L -2026 Summer Academic Internship
* this application is solely for law students who are currenlty enrolled in an acredited law school and undergrad students considering law school. Thank you.
* Law student academic internship

Academic law student interns are assigned to work directly with experienced trial attorneys and assist the attorneys with a wide range of duties, including (1) first-chair trial experience (with eligible bar card status); (2) assistance with formal plea procedures; (3) trial preparation; (4) research and writing; and (5) second-chair assistance with jury selection and jury trials. Interns routinely accompany prosecutors to court to observe and help with court dockets, hearings, and trials.

Interns may also be required to complete additional assignments, specific projects, or observations as prescribed by their school or professors.

Please submit:

Cover letter

Resume

Application

Unofficial transcript

Head and shoulders shot photo (for )

Law student academic interns are not paid a salary and can work a maximum of 40 hours per week during the summer internship term. Fall interns will work completely in- person during our 10 week internship program. Hcdao does not offer remote internships. If you are chosen and you are bar card eligible, you will be required to obtain you bar card once you assigned to a supervising attorney.

If you are chosen for an hcdao internship position, your file will be sent to our investigators for a full background check. Once it is complete, your file will go to the hcdao hr director for final review and approval.

As part of the hcdao academic internship process, you will need to attend an in-person orientation prior to your start date which is scheduled for: friday, june 05, 2026. Info on location and time tbd.

Divisions are assigned on an as needed bases. Most interns will be assigned to either the misdemeanor and felony division. Another large group of interns will also be assigned to the domestic violence, human trafficking, sex crimes, and crimes against children division. Once those divisions needs are meet regarding interns, we will begin assigning interns to other specialty divisions .

The hcdao summer 2024 law student academic internship begins in person on:

Monday, june 05, 2026

The hcdao summer 2024 law student academic internship ends on week 10:

Friday, august 07, 2026

If you are chosen for internship, you will receive more information once your background report is approved.