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Legal Externship – Summer 2026

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Location

District Of Columbia

Posted

5 days ago

Salary

Not specified

Seniority

Senior

Professional CertificateEnglish

Job Description

• Externs work from May 15th, 2026, to September 15, 2026 (dates may be flexible depending on school requirements). • Legal externs are given substantive opportunities to gain experience and learn as members of the Office of the General Counsel ("OGC"). • The OGC offers challenging and diverse work assignments for legal externs, including contract review and drafting, research, training, and other projects reflective of the role of in-house attorneys at NPR. • Contribute across all practice areas conducting legal research and preparing legal memoranda, contracts, and other legal documents. • Participate in client meetings, trainings, legislative and regulatory meetings, and other outside-the-library projects, such as observing legal proceedings and attending legal training sessions.

Job Requirements

  • Education: Applicants must be current students in an accredited law school program (1L, 2L, 3L, or LLM).
  • Relevant background experience, interest in the OGC practice areas, strong academic credentials, and legal research and writing skills.
  • Demonstrated interest in the media, technology, and/or non-profit fields, such as participation in relevant school activities and clinics and prior legal and/or non-legal positions in applicable industries.

Benefits

  • Course Credit: This externship is designed to be a learning experience for law students for which school credit must be obtained.
  • School-sponsored Stipends: This externship may alternately be compensated through a program in which the student receives a stipend from their school for non-profit work.

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