Employment Opportunities » Internships

NDS offers full-time summer internships to law students interested in working with our Criminal Defense teams, the Immigration Services Project, Pre-Arrest Services, and the Youth Law Project. The goal of the internship is to provide the intern with an experience as close to the actual practice of an NDS attorney as possible.

After a week of orientation to NDS and New York County criminal practice, summer interns are matched with attorneys in a specific practice area. For the remainder of the summer, intern duties may include legal research and writing, court appearances, client interviews, precinct visits, witness interviews, investigation assistance, client visits at jails and juvenile detention facilities, and participation in any of the many other activities that NDS staff undertakes on behalf of our clients.

Resumes for summer internships are accepted from first and second-year law students from September through February for placement the following summer. The program is extremely competitive. To apply, please email summerinternship@ndsny.org, and attach a cover letter and resume (in Word or PDF format) to the email.

In addition to summer internships, there are limited opportunities for legal internships during the school year. Law students interested in pursuing an internship during the school year should contact NDS as soon as possible to explore potential opportunities. To apply, please email schoolyearinternship@ndsny.org, and attach a cover letter and resume (in Word or PDF format) to the email.

All internships are volunteer positions. However, NDS will work with students and their schools to secure funding from outside sources or class credits where available.

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