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Your role

Summary:

This announcement is for the OSD Summer Honors Legal Internship Program, Second Year Law Students. The expected start date is Jun 2, 2025. This program is 10 weeks in duration.

Duties:

The legal issues considered by DoD OGC are broad. Unique legal issues arise as a result of the national security and military missions of DoD, such as those involving international relations, military operations, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the DoD counternarcotics program, military education, industrial security, intelligence and counterintelligence policy, DoD OGC also advises in all of the practice areas common to the practice of law by Federal government attorneys in any Federal agency to include constitutional law issues, procurement and acquisition law, fiscal law, environmental law, property law, administrative law, employment and labour law, information disclosure (the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act), government ethics, legislation, litigation support, and the review of investigations. Perhaps surprising to those not familiar with DoD are the legal issues arising from practice areas that some may not immediately associate with DoD such as healthcare law (DoD runs its own hospital and healthcare system) and education law (DoD operates its own K-12 school system for military dependents, as well as undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate schools).

Interns will be assigned to specific offices within DoD OGC or DLSA, such as the Offices of the Deputy General Counsels for Energy, Environment and Installations; Fiscal; International Affairs; Intelligence; Legal Counsel; or Personnel & Health Policy; the Standards of Conduct Office; and other DLSA offices such as the Offices of General Counsel for Washington Headquarters Service. There are few if any, offices that can provide summer interns with the diversity of practice areas and experiences that are available as an OSD Honors Legal Intern in DoD OGC.

Summer interns in the OSD Honors Legal Internship Program are given considerable flexibility in their assignments. There are substantial opportunities to enhance research and drafting skills by working closely with OGC attorneys. Interns will assist in drafting and commenting on legislation, regulations, congressional testimony, litigation materials, and legal opinions. Interns will also have the opportunity to assist in the process of formulating DoD legal policy on high-profile topics of current interest. Their intern program may include visits to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Senate Armed Services Committee, military installations, Defense agencies and DoD field activities, and are all intended to familiarize the interns with the practice of law by Federal attorneys and the work of DoD in general.

About you

Requirements

Conditions of Employment:

• Selection for this position is contingent upon acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship.
• Positions require access to classified information and the selectee will be subject to a background investigation.
• This is a drug testing designated position.
• PCS or Relocation Incentives are not authorized.

Qualifications:

• To be eligible for the GS-9, candidates must have completed 2 academic years of graduate-level education, or a master's degree or equivalent graduate degree.
• Candidates must have completed their second year of law school before the commencement of the 2025 summer intern period. Pathways Program candidates must meet the qualification requirements consistent with OPM qualification standards applicable to the position being filled.
• Candidates must be continuing in legal studies throughout the summer and/or into the fall of 2025 to be eligible. Transcripts MUST be included with the application.

Compensation & benefits

The hourly pay for this role at the company ranges from $68,405 - $88,926 per year

If you join as a full-time employee, you will get the following benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Student loan repayment and forgiveness
• Long-term care insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Explore how the Department of Defense safeguards its nation's security and supports those who serve to protect American freedoms.

Training & development

The U.S. Department of State Student Internship Program this program is designed to provide substantive learning experiences in a foreign affairs environment.

• Participate in meetings with senior-level U.S. Government or foreign government officials.
• Draft, edit, or contribute to cables, reports, communications, talking points, or other materials used by policymakers in furthering U.S. foreign policy objectives.
• Support events, including international and/or multilateral meetings and conferences or
• Engage directly with U.S. audiences in helping to explain the work of the Department of State or foreign audiences in helping to promote U.S. foreign policy and improve understanding of U.S. culture and society.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must provide all the documents listed below. Each document must be saved as a PDF file using the following naming convention: "Last Name, First Name, Document Name.pdf."

The following documents are required:

• Cover letter. 
• Indicate why you would like to serve as an intern at OGC.
• The cover letter must be submitted as a separate attachment to your application email and not as text in the email.
• The cover letter should also include your current telephone number and e-mail address.
• The cover letter should provide more detailed information on your interest in the program (list the OGC sub-offices you would prefer).
• There is no guarantee you will be placed in a particular office within OGC.

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• youtube.com/@usapatriotism
• help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/benefits
• careers.state.gov/interns-fellows/student-internship-program/ T&D