Academic Year Legal Internship
The intern will join Appeals & Training Bureau. The Appeals & Training Bureau is responsible for handling all appellate matters before the Appeals Court and the Supreme Judicial Court. This internship presents the student intern with opportunities to develop legal writing and researching skills, with a concentration in appellate practice. The student intern will work closely with an experienced appellate practitioner on actual cases on appeal that are pending before the Massachusetts Appeals Court. The intern will be responsible for reviewing the entire trial court record, researching the law pertaining to the legal issues raised by the defendant/appellant, and drafting appellate briefs. Upon approval of the Bureau, student interns may conduct the oral argument before the Appeals Court when the student intern’s cases are scheduled for oral argument. There may be additional opportunities to get involved with other aspects of post-conviction practice, such as working on motions for new trial, drafting legal memoranda in opposition to motions, or assisting in the argument of such post-conviction motions. Legal Interns assist prosecutors in the Juvenile, District, and Superior Courts and the Appeals and Training Bureau. First year law students gain experience in legal research, writing, and case preparation. Second year law students who are certified under SJC Rule 3:03 may appear in Juvenile and District Courts as a student prosecutor, supervised by an Assistant District Attorney. Student interns research evidentiary issues, draft motions and memoranda in opposition to defense motions, assist with discovery compliance and trial exhibits, take notes during trial regarding trial testimony, etc.
