Summer College Intern (Non-Law Student Volunteer)

The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia is currently looking for college students to serve as interns for the Summer of 2025. Our Summer internship program is from June 2, 2025 to August 15, 2025. Only current undergraduate and graduate students may apply. Applicants with a strong academic background, excellent research and writing skills, an eye for detail, and a commitment to fairness and integrity supporting the administration of justice are encouraged to apply. You must have at least a 3.0 GPA or a GPA that ranks you in the top half of your class. Student interns must be United States Citizens or owe permanent allegiance to the United States. (Currently, natives of American Samoa, Swains Island and certain inhabitants of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are the only groups that owe permanent allegiance to the United States.). You must successfully complete a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment. Students may earn academic credit for working at our Office. Information on academic credit programs can be obtained and may require approval from your school placement office. You must meet all Conditions of Employment upon the closing date of this announcement.
The United States Attorneys Office for the District of Columbia is distinct among U. S. Attorneys Offices due to the breadth and scale of its work. It acts as both the local and the federal prosecutor for the nations capital. Locally, it handles cases ranging from misdemeanor drug possession to murders, while federally, it handles cases ranging from child pornography to gangs, financial fraud, and terrorism. The Office also represents the district in civil suits.