Semester Extern (Law Student)

Position Description:

The Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Lewisburg offices offices of PILP welcome law students to apply for semester externships and summer internships. Semester externships are generally part-time, with a minimum commitment of 15 hours/week required. Summer internships are full-time, generally for a minimum of ten weeks.

Law student interns and externs are responsible for legal research and writing, reviewing and answering intake letters, case development and investigation, assisting with discovery, and other related duties. Interns and externs are supervised by one of the attorneys and taken to client meetings, depositions, and court whenever appropriate.

PILP has previously been an approved site for credit-based externships at multiple law schools. Please familiarize yourself with your law school's policies and procedures regarding externships before applying for a semester position. As for summer internships, while PILP is unable to offer paid internships, PILP encourages students to seek outside funding through work study, law school,or foundation public interest fellowships, or similar programs.

Application Process:

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, writing sample, and current academic transcript to internships@pilp.org. All documents submitted should be in PDF form. Please state in your cover letter which office(s) you are interested in working in. Semester externs are required to work the majority of their hours in person in one of PILP's offices. Summer interns are required to work in person, in one of PILP's offices, a minimum of 3 days per week.

Applications are reviewed, and positions filled, on a rolling basis.