U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of Illinois

Contact: Ms. Darlene Collins
Administrative Assistant for the Intern Program
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of Illinois
219 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604

Phone: 312-353-1091

Description: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois offers an intern program to law students. Students are expected to work 12 weeks, 16 hours per week, during the spring and fall semesters. The summer semester is a 12 week program and the students work 40 hours per week.

Internship/Seasonal Positions: The volunteer work of law student interns include assisting in all aspects of trial preparation, legal research, writing memoranda of law, drafting pleadings and appellate briefs, assisting in preparation and taking of depositions, assisting in pretrial conferences and the trials of civil and criminal cases. Security clearance is required.

Approximate Number of Positions: 12-15/semester

Preferred Background

Criminal Law
Evidence
Civil Procedure
Legal Writing

Students Preferred First or second year students

Salary: No

Semesters Available: Fall, Spring and Summer.

Application Materials: Request application

Deadlines: Fall: February 24 Spring: September 25 Summer: December 1