Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys
Volunteer Law Student Summer 2025
Job Location
Lexington, KY, United States
Job Description
For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit www.justice.gov/usao/ As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky is the local arm of the United States Department of Justice. Its jurisdiction covers 67 counties, east to west from Pike County to Shelby County, and north to south from the Ohio border to the Tennessee border. Its mission is to represent the federal government in both criminal and civil matters. Criminally, it is tasked with prosecuting all federal crimes, including acts of terrorism, public corruption, civil rights offenses, white-collar fraud, controlled substance and firearm offenses, organized crime, Internet-related crime, and many other criminal acts. Civilly, it both defends the United States when the United States is sued as well as affirmatively pursues civil matters when entities or individuals violate a criminal, regulatory, or civil law. Finally, the United States Attorney's Office also represents the United States on appeals before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The office is headquartered in Lexington, with branch offices in Ft. Mitchell and London. All civil and most criminal fraud prosecutions are handled by the Lexington office, while other criminal matters are prosecuted by the Lexington, Ft. Mitchell, and London offices depending on where the crimes occur.
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Posted Date: 10/1/2024
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky is the local arm of the United States Department of Justice. Its jurisdiction covers 67 counties, east to west from Pike County to Shelby County, and north to south from the Ohio border to the Tennessee border. Its mission is to represent the federal government in both criminal and civil matters. Criminally, it is tasked with prosecuting all federal crimes, including acts of terrorism, public corruption, civil rights offenses, white-collar fraud, controlled substance and firearm offenses, organized crime, Internet-related crime, and many other criminal acts. Civilly, it both defends the United States when the United States is sued as well as affirmatively pursues civil matters when entities or individuals violate a criminal, regulatory, or civil law. Finally, the United States Attorney's Office also represents the United States on appeals before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. The office is headquartered in Lexington, with branch offices in Ft. Mitchell and London. All civil and most criminal fraud prosecutions are handled by the Lexington office, while other criminal matters are prosecuted by the Lexington, Ft. Mitchell, and London offices depending on where the crimes occur.
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Posted Date: 10/1/2024
Job Requirements
To be eligible for this internship ALL of the following requirements must be met: Student Status: Acceptance of applications for this announcement will be limited to rising second-year and third-year law students. An eligible student is an individual enrolled in law school pursuing a Juris Doctor degree. Successful candidates must have outstanding academic records, superior writing skills and be in good academic standing at his/her university. Student interns must be United States Citizens. You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement. Grade Point Average: You must have at least a 2.5 GPA. Required: Your responses to the Online Occupational Questionnaire (This is completed automatically during the apply online process). Required: Your resume; The following items are also requested as attachments with your application. Cover letter (please note preferred location [Lexington, Ft. Mitchell, or London] and, if the applicant prefers Lexington, the preferred practice area [Criminal or Civil], in bold on the upper left corner of the cover letter). Current Unofficial law school transcript GPA (if additional grades are released after the initial application, please supplement as the grades become available). One legal writing sample (20 pages or less).
Contact Information
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