Legal Administrative Specialist

Who May Apply:Current law school students who have completed one (1) full year of legal studies at an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school.

Second-year law students who have completed at least one full year of legal study by the closing date of the announcement are eligible to apply (part-time law students must be currently attending law school and have completed the equivalent of one year of full-time study by the closing date of the announcement).
Most applicants participate in the summer after their second year of law school; however, law students graduating in Spring 2027 who will enter a judicial clerkship, fellowship, or tax or accounting-related graduate program (including a Tax LL.M. program) may participate in the summer following law school graduation prior to the start of the judicial clerkship, fellowship, or graduate program.
If you are applying for, but have not yet accepted a judicial clerkship, fellowship, or been accepted into a tax or accounting-related graduate program, you should consider applying to both the Summer Intern (Legal Administrative Specialist) and the Honors Program Law Clerk announcements.
To qualify for this position of Honors Summer Intern (Legal Administrative Specialist), you must meet the qualification requirements listed below by the closing of this announcement:

Basic Requirement for Summer Legal Administrative Specialist:
Must attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
To qualify for an Honors Summer Intern (Legal Administrative Specialist) at the GS-09 grade level, you must meet one of the following by the closing date of the announcement:
A class ranking in the top 25% of the J.D. program or LL.M. program OR
A cumulative GPA of 3.35 or higher in the J.D. program OR
A cumulative GPA of 3.25 in the LL.M. program OR
If the LL.M. program does not have class rank nor GPA, the J.D. program requirements listed above must be met OR
If neither J.D. nor LL.M. program has class rank or GPA, a minimum LSAT of 160 is required
Attributes of an Ideal Candidate are
Special high-level recognition for academic excellence in law school, such as selection to Order of the Coif or receipt of the American Jurisprudence Award in related courses; or top grades in tax or related course work (e.g., "A" grades in tax courses);
Evidence of background or experience in the position to be filled, such as taking relevant law school classes (e.g., tax law, bankruptcy/debtor creditor law, administrative law) or relevant legal or tax experience (e.g., tax legal experience) or relevant tax volunteer experience (e.g., VITA, Tax Clinic);
Work or achievement in the law school's law review or other recognized law journal;
Winning a moot court or mock trial competition or membership on a moot court or mock trial team.
Education
All applicants must be attending or graduated from an ABA-accredited law school.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation