Legal Internships

Where can I find opportunities for volunteering or interning with a law firm or agency?

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Local Internship Opportunities (Santa Cruz County):

• Barrios Unidos, Santa Cruz 
• California Rural Legal Assistance (Santa Cruz)

• Friends Outside (Santa Cruz and Watsonville)
 
• Santa Cruz County Volunteer Initiative Program 
• Santa Cruz County Probation Department
• Santa Cruz County Public Defenders Office 
• Senior Citizens Legal Services
• Watsonville Law Center
 

Regional Volunteer/Internship Opportunities:

• East Bay Community Law Center
• East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
• San Francisco District Attorney’s Office
• IRS including IRS Criminal Investigation
• Legal Assistance for Seniors - Alameda County
• Bay Area Legal Aid
• Office of the Public Defender - Santa Clara County

• Superior Court of California – County of Santa Clara

State of California Opportunities:

• ACLU of Northern California
• California Justice Corps Program
• State of California Department of Justice
• Judicial Administration Fellow: Center for California Studies 

National Opportunities:

• Public Affairs Council
• Union Jobs Clearinghouse
• Charles G. Koch Summer Fellow Program
• American Bar Association – Summer Research Diversity Fellowships in Law
• US Supreme Court - Internships