Some good internships
Here are a few I suggest checking out:
Children’s Rights is seeking full-time undergraduate interns to join an active litigation program committed to reforming child welfare services for abused and neglected children. Children’s Rights is a national advocacy organization that that has, for over 25 years, championed the legal rights of children impacted by government systems. Every day, children are harmed by America’s broken child welfare, juvenile justice, education, immigration, and healthcare systems. These systems disproportionately harm children of color, LGBTQ/TGNC, and other minority youth. Children’s Rights uses civil rights impact litigation, policy expertise, and public education to hold governments accountable for keeping all kids safe and healthy.
The Department of Energy Insider Threat Program Internship is a semester-long, hybrid professional/educational opportunity that offers real-world work experience to undergraduate students interested in pursuing a career within the insider threat field, the intelligence community, or the federal government writ large.
Lot Sixteen interns receive hands-on experience in all the work that happens at the firm. From press releases to policy research, Lot Sixteen interns will support both our communications and government relations teams. The work is substantive and you’ll be a part of our team approach, working collaboratively to serve every client. Located in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C., our paid internships offer other benefits, including flexible weekday hours, academic credit (where appropriate) and reimbursement of work-related public transportation expenses. We are currently working virtually, and following all DC-area COVID workplace guidelines.
New American Economy (NAE) is seeking a remote, paid Policy Intern to assist with tracking and researching immigration and economy-related policies and legislation, copy editing fact sheets, writing literature reviews, and assisting with some government and political climate analysis. Individuals who are self-starters, strong communicators, and eager to learn many aspects of a not for profit immigration research and advocacy organization are encouraged to apply.
The Perry Center’s internship program is an opportunity for highly motivated students and recent graduates to gain valuable experience working on defense and security issues affecting the Americas. Remote research interns will work in a multicultural and multilingual environment, regularly interacting with civilian and military officials from the Americas and other regions of the world. They will also have the opportunity to sit in on various lectures, courses, and professional development sessions hosted by the Perry Center and the National Defense University.
The China team of the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) is seeking undergraduate/graduate student interns for the summer of 2021. The internship will primarily focus on assisting with research related, but not limited, to Hong Kong and the National Security Law, vaccine access and mandatory vaccination in Mainland China, Chinese technology usage abroad, Chinese diaspora communities, and social media usage. This internship will allow the intern to learn more about China domestic and international human rights issues and regional and international policy-influencing mechanisms.
Terrence (TJ) Smith’18, Account Manager at Google, answers career related questions LGBTQ+ identifying students might have when seeking job opportunities
Peer Career Advisor (PCA) and Posse Scholar Zoey Ellis’22 interviewed Terrence (TJ) Smith, Account Manager at Google, to answer common career related questions LGBTQ+ identifying students might have when seeking job opportunities.
Zoey: What activities or student organizations were you involved in during college and how did they help you get to where you are today?
TJ: I was involved in Black Student Union as the treasurer. I also was a RIDDIM co-director and a Language Tables manager. My experiences in these organizations allowed me to strengthen transferable soft skills such as: people management, effective communication, and organizing events. That said, I think the biggest benefit was being able to have a diverse outlet. Understanding the importance of caring about something or being involved in something outside of work is crucial.
Zoey: As a graduate who identifies as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-Binary, Gender Non-Conforming, Genderfluid, or Queer, what are some of the questions you suggest students should keep in mind when researching employers and applying to job opportunities?
TJ: When researching employers, check to see if they have a LGBTQ+ resource group, typically you can find that around the company culture section. Do they have a resource group? Are they recognized for their work in the LGBTQ+ space? If they have a company blog, do they mention topics the queer community face? Honestly, any question that interrogates how the company values their queer employees.
Zoey: Would you suggest students consider to what extent they would like their career to incorporate their LGBTQ+ identity? Do you want your identity to have a major role, such as working for an LGBTQ+ advocacy group? Or expressed in a different way, like joining the LGBTQ+ affinity group for employees at an organization?
TJ: When thinking about your brand and who you are, think about what kind of role you want your LGBTQ+ identity to play. I, personally, decided to be out at work, but I haven’t been too involved with our company’s LGBTQ+ resource group. I’m a big advocate of separating work and personal life, so I focus on expressing my queer identity in avenues outside of work i.e. volunteering with LGBTQ+ orgs.
Zoey: Could you recommend any career related LGBTQ+ resources that helped you in the job search process?
TJ: O4U (Out for Undergrad) is a great organization that hosts conferences for queer college students to explore their LGBTQ+ identity while in the workplace. I recommend every queer student to at least check out the website. If they have an event for your field, definitely apply! It’s a great network and exposure opportunity.
Zoey: Have you come out to your employer, and if so, when in the employment process and how?
TJ: I came out after I was already hired. If you decide to divulge your queer identity during the interview process, I would just make sure you leverage it in a way that shows strength to your character. I have no strong feelings for or against discussing your identity while interviewing, it’s all situational.
Zoey: What advice would you give your younger college self?
TJ: Be open to change. Determining how you spend your 40+ hours of the week for the rest of your life at 21 years old is absurd. Your dreams may change. Don’t be afraid of evolving.
Zoey: Is there any other advice that you’d like to share with Middlebury students?
TJ: You’re a Middlebury College student during a pandemic. Except for the class of 2020, literally no one alive can say they’ve experienced that. Be easy on yourself and give yourself space to take things day by day.
If you would like to contact Terrence (TJ) Smith, please reach out via Midd2Midd!
Good internships to explore
Here are some you should check out:
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) established its internship and mentoring program in honor of Dr. Joseph S. Nye, Jr., who has devoted his career to the preparation and mentoring of generations of Americans and global strategists. The CNAS Joseph S. Nye, Jr. National Security Internship aims to follow Dr. Nye’s leadership in this area by selecting (seven to ten) aspiring practitioners and policy makers in the national security field. Selected interns will actively contribute to the Center’s research, publications and events and will be deeply engaged in critical national security policy formation and debates.
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a congressionally funded, private, nonprofit grant making organization that works to support freedom around the world. Each year, NED makes more than 1,600 grants to support the projects of non-governmental groups abroad who are working for democratic goals in more than 90 countries. The Endowment is also the home of the International Forum for Democratic Studies, the Journal of Democracy, and serves as the secretariat for the World Movement for Democracy. There are several opportunities available.
Cypress Creek Renewables is powering a sustainable future, one project at a time. We develop, finance, own and operate utility-scale and distributed solar and storage projects across the country. Fostering a diverse group of innovative thinkers from all backgrounds, Cypress people are drawn to work in a purpose-driven organization. We hope you will join us. The Legal team provides support to each facet of the Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC organization, with competencies ranging from M&A, complex financings, development, procurement, real estate, construction and general corporate governance. The internship will provide exposure to a wide variety of legal work by affording the candidate the opportunity to both work closely with the company’s attorneys in their day-to-day activities and work independently on long-term assignments.
The Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund is looking for interested people to be part of our Campaign and Advocacy Fellows program. Join us to help elect environmental champions, advance strong environmental policy, and build the power of the environmental community in Massachusetts. The Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM) Action Fund is a 501c4 organization and the state affiliate of the League of Conservation Voters.
Verité is an Amherst MA-based nonprofit and award-winning pioneer in the social auditing, training, research, and consulting field. The organization has over 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 corporations and their local suppliers through our global network of NGO partners. Verité works in over 70 countries to empower companies, factories, NGOs, governments, and workers to create sustainable workplace practices in the factories and communities where our consumer goods are made and the raw materials that go into them are sourced. There are 2 internships available.
The Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) has been charged by the legislature to analyze the sustainability of our hospital network. The student intern will do research to help the GMCB better understand sustainability challenges facing rural hospitals, like what is driving financial shortfalls nationally? what predicts financial insolvency of hospitals? what mitigates against closures? and more. The intern will also synthesize and generate learnings from Vermont-specific capacity, quality, price and cost data for hospitals in order to help generate a final analysis for submission to the Vermont legislature. This is a PAID internship and is CCI sponsored.
Hot jobs not to miss
Here are a few that caught my eye:
Labor & Employment Fellow at Hearst. This is very Midd-friendly! The Hearst Corporation Office of General Counsel (OGC) is a dynamic legal department which functions as a full-service in-house boutique law firm for all facets of the Hearst Corporation’s roughly 360 businesses. The OGC seeks a highly motivated team player for a paid 1-2-year fellowship to support the daily legal operations of the Labor & Employment team.
Project Assistant – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pre-Law Scholarship at Wiley Rein LLP – Wiley Rein, LLP (“Wiley”) is a leading Washington, DC law firm. In furtherance of our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in the legal profession, Wiley is pleased to announce a Pre-Law Diversity, Equity & Inclusion scholarship. This scholarship provides a Project Assistant position with the firm’s paralegal program, reimbursement for LSAT preparation/exam costs (up to $2,500), and a $10,000 scholarship that can be used to support costs associated with enrollment in a JD program.
Omidyar Network Associate Program is a two-year program for early-career professionals during which time they research new areas of programmatic engagement, support programmatic portfolios and specific portfolio investments, collaborate with network partners, and engage with diverse voices on our issues. Candidates should have a passion to build more inclusive and equitable societies, have two to five years of relevant experience, excellent research, analysis, problem solving, and written communication skills, the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners, attention to detail and ability to track and execute multiple work streams at once, and a high degree of comfort with change and ambiguity.
Editorial Assistant – Political Science & Sociology, Law at Cambridge University Press. The Editorial Assistant will gain broad exposure to the publishing industry. Working closely with the Politics & Sociology Editor and the Law Editor, he/she/they will shepherd books through all stages of the publication process and will be in regular contact with a diverse and talented set of academic authors. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, responsive, professional, and intellectually curious, with good time management and administrative skills. A degree in Political Science or Sociology or a background in law is a plus but is not required. 1-2 years of office experience or equivalent will be helpful but is not required. The Editorial Assistant should be interested in book publishing and social science research.
Two More Weeks until Internship Funding Deadline: April 14! …and other important updates**
The latest date to submit an application for CCI’s competitive summer internship funding grants is Wednesday, April 14. These grants support expenses related to unpaid summer internships and may be used this year for remote, hybrid, or in-person internships. Please note the College’s important announcement on 3/25: **Experiences involving international travel to countries other than a student’s home country will not be eligible for funding.
Summer Internship Grant Overview:
- $3000 Summer Funding Grants support expenses related to unpaid summer internships for Sophomore Febs through Senior Febs.
- $1000 First-Year Explore Grants support expenses related to unpaid summer internships for First-Years (including new Febs) and Sophomore Febs.
- $3000 Dance Festival Grants support dance students attending dance intensives.
- Resume approval with a Peer Career Advisor (PCA) is required by April 7 before submitting application.
**New Event: Rapid Resume Review on March 31, 2-5 pm (EST). - Meeting with a CCI Advisor to discuss your plans is required for First-Year Explore Grants (and strongly encouraged for all other applicants.)
- Find all details and forms at go/summerfunding, including CCI’s Quick Guide: CCI Summer Funding.
- Grant application deadline: No later than Wednesday, April 14. Award notifications sent out on May 3.
Searching for an internship?
- Over 2300 great internships (paid and unpaid) in Handshake.
**New CCI-sponsored internships come with guaranteed funding (search Jobs in Handshake, click Internships and All Filters, scroll down to Labeled by your School and type in CCI-sponsored). - Check out CCI’s Find an Internship page for more tips on finding or creating an internship.
- Watch the recorded Find and Fund Your Summer Internship presentation.
- More internships and information on CCI’s Career Path Pages.
CCI is here to help!
- Drop into Zoom Quick Questions for help with your internship search or to have your resume approved by a Peer Career Advisor (PCA) or **attend CCI’s Rapid Resume Review event on March 31 from 2-5 pm (EST). A CCI-approved resume is a requirement for applying for CCI funding and always strongly encouraged before applying for internships and jobs.
- Visit go/Handshake and click on “Career Center” to schedule a Zoom appointment with a CCI Advisor in your area of interest.
Make Summer 2021 a great one! We look forward to receiving your application!
Interview Prep for Seniors
Interview Prep for Seniors: Remote Oratory Coaching – Working with our friends at Oratory Now, we have developed and refined an interactive training series that will help you prepare for those all-important virtual interviews.
- Step 1: Attend a 45-minute Live Zoom Workshop with Oratory Coaches, record answers to a choice of common interview questions, and receive detailed feedback on your delivery and production values.
- Step 2: You can then request additional private coaching – either in a real-time Zoom session or by submitting a new recording.
- Step 3: The Mock Zoom Interview. Once you attend the live workshop, and then get feedback, you are eligible for CCI to pair you with a Middlebury alum who shares an interest in your chosen field.
There are two dates available, choose ONE. Spaces are limited – only 16 slots per workshop, so register in Handshake now!
Tuesday, March 30 from 6:30-7:15 p.m. EST
Thursday, April 1 from 6:30-7:15 p.m. EST
Summer Undergraduate Clean Energy Advocacy Internships at Vermont Law School
The Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School is again offering 2-3 summer internships for students in environmental studies and sciences who have at least completed their sophomore year by the start of the internship. Our Clean Energy Advocacy Internships offer a chance for 2-3 students interested in future careers in clean energy advocacy to spend the summer with us at our Institute for Energy and the Environment (Summer 2021 internship is likely to be fully virtual again) and to work on one of our research or energy clinic teams which are each made up of 3-5 Master of Energy Regulation and Law grad students or JD students specializing in energy law with faculty supervision. Our teams are currently working on Climate Justice issues ranging from advancing community solar for underserved communities and affordable net zero housing development to other important clean energy transition issues such as sustainable solar siting on agricultural lands and exploring energy and environmental policy issues around biodigesters for our Farm and Energy Initiative.
Last summer we had three great virtual interns, from Siena College in New York, the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in Minnesota, and a student with the Environmental Fellows Program at DePauw University in Indiana and we are excited to hear from you about why we should select one of your deserving students this year.
Clean energy advocacy interns are paid a $1,000 stipend (taxable), can take one of our two-week summer sessions energy classes for free (2 credits) and work with our faculty and masters/JD students on real clean energy projects. The internship begins June 1, the day after Memorial day, and ends Thursday, August 5th (we have some flexibility in start/stop dates) which is the same as our summer environmental program. Application materials include a current resume, cover letter explaining the student’s interest in a clean energy advocacy career, and one letter of recommendation from an undergraduate professor (they can follow other materials if necessary). Applications are due via email by Monday, April 5th at Noon (Eastern) to Molly Smith, IEE Program Coordinator, msmith@vermontlaw.edu . If you are interested in apply for this summer internship, please reach out to Tracy Himmel Isham (thimmeli@middlebury.edu) or Tim Mosehauer (tmosehau@middlebury.edu).
To learn more about our innovative summer environmental program here. Our Master of Energy Regulation and Law and JD in energy law programs here. And our Institute for Energy and the Environment here.
Kevin B. Jones, PhD
Director and Professor of Energy Law and Policy
Institute for Energy and the Environment
Vermont Law School
802-831-1054
Internship Highlights
Check out these good looking opportunities:
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is looking for qualified students interested in being research assistant interns. In support of the scholars, scholar interns spend much of their time searching for information using online academic databases or other publications. Other duties also include proofreading, editing, critiquing, checking references, compiling bibliographies, writing literature reviews, summarizing research materials, locating inter-library loan materials, and helping with software or presentations. A strong sense of responsibility and the ability to work with minimum supervision are strong assets. Foreign language skills are sometimes useful but are not required. In addition, this program seeks to further the agency’s mission by providing the recipient with an introduction to the relationship between the world of learning and the world of public affairs. The recipients, as future scholars and/or leaders, will be afforded the opportunity to experience first-hand the importance of engaging academics and public servants toward a common purpose.
Education Analytics (EA) is seeking energetic summer interns with a passion for improving the K-12 education experience for our Program and Policy Internship supporting one of three teams: Program Operations, Development, and Data Strategy. These three teams support the full project lifecycle for EA’s partners from identifying aligned partners and projects (Development), implementation and management of projects (Data Strategy), and developing processes and systems to ensure that all projects are set up for success (Program Operations).
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) is currently looking for an International Program Intern for Summer 2021. Responsibilities include assisting staff with research on upcoming papers and opinion pieces; working on outreach to press, advocacy organizations, and Congress; assisting in tracking and logging press mentions; and helping with data entry related to our website redesign. It may also include generating website content and organizing events with Latin American delegations, CEPR staff, and visiting academics.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies Middle East program is currently seeking candidates for full-time, paid, remote summer 2021 internships. Interns have substantive research and administrative responsibilities. Essential functions include, but are not limited to compiling research briefs and literature reviews for fellows and research staff, briefing the program director weekly;· observing or listening to virtual events and writing event summaries and pitching and researching articles for the Middle East Program’s monthly newsletter. KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION, AND EXPERIENCE include zest for challenging assignments that demand creativity and working knowledge of Arabic, Persian, and/or French strongly preferred with an emphasis on reading and listening skills.
The Alliance for Children’s Rights provides free legal services and advocacy to protect the rights of impoverished and abused children and youth in LA County enabling them to have safe, stable homes, healthcare and the education they need to thrive. Clients include children in foster care, runaway and emancipating youth, relative and non-relative caregivers and children with educational, physical and emotional disabilities. Alliance staff includes lawyers, social workers, health care specialists, and advocates. Interns will learn about the Los Angeles County dependency system and the resources available to those involved in the system.
Hot paralegal jobs
These 2 opportunities look unique and interesting:
Data Analyst Paralegal at Roffman Horvitz, PLC Roffman Horvitz, a specialized boutique employment law firm in McLean, VA, is seeking to hire a recent/upcoming college graduate as a full-time data analyst paralegal to assist in working with client employment data and generating various data and statistical reports primarily in Microsoft Excel.
Project Assistant – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pre-Law Scholarship at Wiley Rein LLP Wiley is pleased to announce a Pre-Law Diversity, Equity & Inclusion scholarship. This scholarship provides a Project Assistant position with the firm’s paralegal program, reimbursement for LSAT preparation/exam costs (up to $2,500), and a $10,000 scholarship that can be used to support costs associated with enrollment in a JD program. The Project Assistant position is an entry-level position within the firm’s paralegal program, which confers a significant advantage for those who are pursuing a law degree. Project Assistant roles are designed to provide individuals interested in law school with practical, hands-on work experience prior to enrolling in a JD program.
Law School Diversity Program – summer applications open now
LexScholars is a diversity pipeline initiative aimed at learning more about effective methods for increasing law school diversity by providing more than 1,200 aspiring lawyers with resources and guidance to pursue their goal of attending law school.
LexScholars targets prospective law students from underrepresented racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds who possess potential for law school success but may be unlikely to gain admission due to unfavorable standardized test scores.
LexScholars participants will have endured and overcome disadvantages and will have clear, preferably demonstrated, commitments to pursuing admission to law school.
LexScholars participants will benefit from access to various resources, including LSAT preparation; law school admission counseling; financial education; and writing skills development. There are no costs associated with LexScholars. Some participants will receive stipends and other financial aid.
Check out all the details and eligilbity requirements here. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.