Appellate Project Intern: Research, Drafting & Moots

National Legal Aid & Defender Association; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 9,600 - 10,000; Full time

Job summary

Legal Aid DC is seeking a spring intern to join the Barbara McDowell Appellate Advocacy Project in NW DC with an option to work remotely if approved by the supervisor. The internship runs for 12 weeks from January 8, 2027 to April 2, 2027, with interns expected to work at least 12 hours per week and may receive college credit for their internship.

Internship duties include legal research, drafting portions of filings, cite-checking, and preparation for oral arguments, along with background

Responsibilities

• Conducting legal research using Lexis to answer quick questions or prepare longer memos
• Drafting portions of filings, including briefs and motions, and client correspondence
• Cite-checking, Bluebooking, proofreading, and other tasks that require careful attention to detail
• Participating in oral argument preparation, including moots
• Reviewing publicly available dockets to identify cases in which Legal Aid should become involved, including assessing lengthy records and issue-spotting
• Providing administrative support to the project

Job description

Legal Aid DC is seeking a spring intern to join the Barbara McDowell Appellate Advocacy Project in NW DC with an option to work remotely if approved by the supervisor. The internship runs for 12 weeks from January 8, 2027 to April 2, 2027, with interns expected to work at least 12 hours per week and may receive college credit for their internship.

Internship duties include legal research, drafting portions of filings, cite-checking, and preparation for oral arguments, along with background