Summer Law Student Volunteer Appellate Section

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Summer Law Student Volunteer, Appellate Section
The intern will have responsibility for researching and writing memoranda to the Solicitor General concerning whether he or she should approve an appeal, rehearing, or certiorari in criminal cases where there has been a ruling adverse to the United States. Interns are assigned to prepare these memoranda in a broad range of cases, including cases involving suppression of evidence, dismissals of indictments, post-verdict judgments of acquittal, and adverse sentencing determinations. The legal issues are quite varied, and often involve constitutional questions, questions of statutory interpretation, or the correct application of the Sentencing Guidelines. Interns also assist Section attorneys with researching and writing briefs to be filed in the Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals, and are invited to participate in moot courts. If the Supreme Court is sitting during the student’s internship, the intern will have the opportunity to attend at least one Court session. Should have completed at least one year of law school.

Deadline : December 7.

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