Spring Appellate Internship — Public Interest Research

Legal Aid DC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 8,900 - 11,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Scholarship up to $2,650 for 12 weeks

Job summary

Legal Aid DC, a nonprofit organization, seeks a spring intern to join the Barbara McDowell Appellate Advocacy Project in Washington, DC. The intern will contribute to appellate litigation, research, and briefing for a 12-week term starting January 2027.

Interns may receive course credit and will work from NW DC with a possible remote option with supervisor approval. Prior interns drafted briefs, researched novel questions, attended oral arguments, and engaged with federal and District judges and

Qualifications

• Current law school students interested in public interest, appellate law.

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

Education

Law student

Job description

Legal Aid DC, a nonprofit organization, seeks a spring intern to join the Barbara McDowell Appellate Advocacy Project in Washington, DC. The intern will contribute to appellate litigation, research, and briefing for a 12-week term starting January 2027.

Interns may receive course credit and will work from NW DC with a possible remote option with supervisor approval. Prior interns drafted briefs, researched novel questions, attended oral arguments, and engaged with federal and District judges and