Paid Summer Internship in Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law (Rising 2L/1L Summer Legal Internship)

Position Type: Paid Summer Internships in Georgia

Georgia Locations: Atlanta, Athens, Albany, Macon, and Brunswick

Program Duration: 6 Weeks: May 26, 2026 – July 7, 2026 *(Approximate Dates)*

The application window has closed. Applicants will be contacted directly by the participating firms.

Application Timeline & Process

Application Deadline — February 27, 2026

Interviews Scheduled — March 2026 (via video conference or in-person)

Decisions Communicated — April 2026

Participating Georgia Firms

Atlanta

• The Bowden Law Firm
• Chamberlain Hrdlicka
• Cohen Pollock Merlin Turner
• Coleman Talley
• Duncan Spratt
• Gomel, Davis & Watson LLP
• Harrison LLP
• James Bates Brannan Groover LLP
• Menden Freiman LLP

Athens

• James Bates Brannan Groover LLP

Albany

• Perry & Walters, LLP

Brunswick

• Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, P.C.

Macon

• James Bates Brannan Groover LLP

Valdosta

• Coleman Talley

PARTICIPATING TRUST COMPANY

Atlanta

Diversified Trust

Position Description

Rising 2L interns will assist attorneys or financial professionals in varied aspects of the trust and estate profession and will participate in 2-3 hours per week of seminar instruction.

Intern employers engage in a dynamic and diverse area of law practice that includes: preparing wills and trusts; probate; estate and trust administration; elder law; guardian and conservator administration; state and federal income, estate, gift, and inheritance taxation; asset preservation; employee benefit planning; charitable planning; advising tax-exempt organizations; and litigation involving probate, trust, and protective proceedings.

*The 1L Summer Legal Internships in Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law program offers temporary positions with both educational and professional development opportunities. Participating employers will set their own employment terms, including compensation. Interns will not be employees of those firms for purposes of eligibility for employee benefits, health insurance, paid time off, participation in retirement plans, or other benefits. Interns will not be employees of ACTEC. An internship does not guarantee or imply future employment with the employer or future membership in ACTEC. Interns and participating employers may terminate the internship at will.*

About ACTEC

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) is a nonprofit organization of more than 2,300 trust and estate lawyers and law professors, elected by their peers based on their professional reputation, quality of their work, and their substantial pro bono contributions to the practice and the public, including lecturing, writing, teaching, and drafting court rules and legislation.

ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk

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