The Department of Energy’s Office of the General Counsel intern program offers an exciting opportunity for law students to gain firsthand exposure to the volatile and evolving practice of energy law.  The intern program is designed for a select group of law students to become working components of our practice groups by working closely on all training and work assignments with our attorneys.  Interns can expect demanding work assignments concerning an array energy related practice areas.  All interested students are encouraged to apply; however the positions are very competitive.  Strong academic credentials and law journal experience are desired.  No paid internships are available.

The Office of Dispute Resolution located within General Counsel also has openings available to the intern interested in exploring Alternative Dispute Resolution in the federal sector.  The office provides system design support, training and consultation for all types of dispute resolution ranging from preventative techniques, such as partnering, to mediation of a variety of disputes, such as intellectual property, contract, environment, grants, Title VII and whistleblower complaints.

Please send all applications directly to the Office of the General Counsel’s email at gcintern@hq.doe.gov.  Only MS Word or WordPerfect will be accepted.  There should be one file attached per application (email).  This file should contain the complete application (i.e., cover letter, resume, etc.).  Information in the body of the email will not be retained, only the attached file.  The file name should be the applicant’s followed by initials and the file extension, which should be the normal convention of the word processing application being used.  For example, John D. Smith’s file should be named ‘smithjd.wpd’.  In MS Word the name would be "smithjd.doc".

No notice of non-selection will be provided.  All submissions are discarded after one year from date of receipt.