Internship & Externship Programs

County Attorney Internship Program - Summer 2024 

County Attorney Internship Program - Summer 2022

County Attorney Interns attend Swearing In Ceremony for Newly Appointed Court of Claims Judge Sarika Kapoor

County Attorney Internship Program - Class of 2021

County Attorney Internship Program - Class of 2019

County Attorney Internship Program - Class of 2018

County Attorney Interns Meet with the Honorable Leonard B. Austin, Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department.

Duties & Responsibilities

Depending on the bureau, their assignments might be:

• Reviewing and drafting contracts
• Participating in transactional negotiating sessions
• Researching legal issues
• Drafting memoranda
• Helping to prepare witnesses for depositions and trials
• Participating in court conferences
• Participating in document discovery
• Any other legal task that is routinely performed by first and second year associates

Participation in these programs can sometimes be a path to permanent employment. Current staff includes several former interns and externs.

How to Apply

Applications for all candidates should include a cover letter, resume, law school transcript (for candidates less than five years out of law school), and a short writing sample. Interns, externs, and experienced attorneys should specify the bureau to which they are applying (more than one choice is fine).

Resources

Internships/Externships

•  Law Student Opportunities (PDF)

 Fifty-Hour Pro Bono Requirement

• Application for Pro Bono Externship (PDF)
• Pro Bono Externship Options (PDF)
  
• Application for Affidavit of Compliance (PDF)
  

Applications should be sent via email to the Office of the Nassau County Attorney to the attention of:
Mary J. Nori Esq. Coordinator of Extern/Intern Programs & CLE
Office of the County Attorney
Email Mary Nori

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