Law School Internship Program
The City of Boston’s Law Department offers unpaid internship positions for law students throughout the year.
The Law Department provides legal services to the Mayor, City Council, and City departments regarding their official capacities within City government. The Law Department’s mission is to provide excellent legal work by advising, facilitating, and defending City departments. Our goal is to make them more successful public servants for the community of Boston.
The department has two main divisions of practice:
- government services, and
- litigation.
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Have questions? Contact:
Law Department
How to Apply
How to apply
To apply for the internship, please email law@boston.gov your:
- resume and cover letter
- a writing sample, and
- a school-generated transcript
Please Note:
- We will not accept transcripts that you create yourself.
- Make sure to provide us with all of your information. We do not accept incomplete submissions.
Main Areas of Practice
Government Services
The Government Services Division advises the Mayor and City departments on City ordinances, policies, and other in-house counsel municipal areas of law. Government Services duties include advising on:
- open meeting laws
- City finances
- telecommunications
- public works
- elections issues
- procurement
- employment law
- administrative appeals
- policy considerations
- reviewing City contracts and agreements, and
- counseling workers on conflicts of interests.
The successful applicant will assist Government Services with providing legal counsel to the City departments. They will also provide research and litigation aid to Government Services attorneys across a variety of practice areas.
Litigation
]The Litigation Division represents the City, the Mayor, City Departments, and City employees. The Litigation Division’s case load includes:
- civil rights violations
- employment law
- voting rights
- personal injury
- other torts
- affirmative recovery
- contracts
- ethical violations, and
- other types of complex civil litigation.
The Litigation Division works in federal, state, and administrative courts.
The successful applicant will learn about civil defense litigation by conducting legal research, drafting pleadings, and reviewing claims. They will also accompany City attorneys to depositions and court hearings.
Who's Involved:
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Have questions? Contact:
Law Department
