INTERNSHIPS
FALL
Session: September-December
Required Hours: 150
Open to: Law School, Grad School, College Students
Application Deadline: August 15
SPRING
Session: January - April
Required Hours: 150
Open to: Law School, Grad School, College Students
Application Deadline: October 20
SUMMER
Session: May - August
Required Hours: 400
Open to: Law School, Grad School, College, and High School Students
Application deadline: March 15
Note: Internships must typically be completed within the months described for each session, although start and stop dates for individual students may vary. The hour requirements described above apply to law student interns and externs. Undergraduate and high school students have more flexibility in their schedules.
LAW STUDENTS
Law interns & externs will work under the supervision of GIP’s Staff Attorneys. Students may have the opportunity to participate in all stages of post-conviction innocence work, including:
CASE INTAKE
- Screening applications for assistance
- Pulling, reading, analyzing appeals
- Conducting preliminary case research
CASE INVESTIGATION
- Open records requests
- Reviewing documents
- Creating work product documents
- Drafting memos
- Interviewing clients and witnesses
LITIGATION
- Legal research and writing
- Preparing for hearings
- Appearing in courtroom (if certified under the Student Practice Act)
OTHER STUDENTS
Although we are a legal nonprofit, we are interested in working with students from diverse academic backgrounds. Non-legal interns may the opportunity to work in a number of areas, including:
CASEWORK
- Collecting and analyzing case data
- Digitizing files
- Creating work product documents
COMMUNICATIONS
- Gathering content
- Drafting posts and messages
- Collecting and analyzing performance metrics
FUNDRAISING/DEVELOPMENT
- Facilitating donor communications
- Assisting with fundraising activities
- Drafting fundraising appeals