Become an Intern with the Office of the Attorney General

The Department of Law/Office of the Attorney General offers unpaid internships and externships for school credit to first, second, and third-year law students only. This is a great opportunity to gain first-hand experience and course credit.

Qualifications

Interns must be in their first, second or third year of law school, have the ability to allocate a minimum of 15 to 20 hours per week, work for 10 to 12 weeks, and successfully complete a criminal background check and fingerprint check.

NOTE: Civil Litigation & Employment Law, Criminal Justice, and Natural Resources do not accept first-year law students.

Application Process

To submit your application, send an e-mail to intern.resume@state.co.us containing a cover letter (attention Intern Review Committe), resume, short writing sample, and unofficial transcript (first-year students may apply without a transcript, but must supplement their application with a transcript as soon as grades are received).

Cover letter must include a statement of why the applicant wishes to work in the Colorado Office of the Attorney General, and which section(s) the applicant is interested in working. Please label the application, or each document if submitting individual documents, with your last name, first initial, and document type. Example: SmithJ Fall Application OR SmithJ Fall CoverLtr.

Applicants will receive an email acknowledging receipt of their application. Should an applicant be selected for an interview, he/she will be contacted by an attorney in the section seeking interns.

Hiring Schedule

Each section has a limited number of positions and often fills positions up to nine months in advance (students are hired on a rolling basis). 

HIRING STATUS CHART:  The chart below lists the current openings available within the Office's sections. Positions occasionally become available after being posted as filled, so we encourage you to check our website regularly to review a section's status.

An asterisk denotes internships have been filled for the FALL, SPRING, or SUMMER 2012 semesters. If an asterisk is not posted next to a semester, the section is still accepting applications.