Fall 2025 Legal Intern

Job Description

The Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is seeking law students for our fall 2025 internship season. Applications are due ASAP but no later than July 14, 2025. 

The internship will be hybrid, with in-person possibilities for local students. Law students will conduct legal research about the death penalty. The research topics may include differences between state capital punishment systems, prosecutorial misconduct, governmental transparency, the consideration of mitigation evidence, and racial bias in the administration of the death penalty. With supervision by DPI staff, the legal interns will be guided in performing legal research, writing memos on selected topics, monitoring litigation developments, and conducting cross-jurisdictional analyses.  

Applicants should have an interest in the Center's goal to serve the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment and be comfortable with a small office environment. We are willing to work with you to obtain law school credit. The law internships are part-time, unpaid positions. If you have questions, please contact Anne Holsinger at aholsinger@deathpenaltyinfo.org. 

Applications are due by July 14, 2025. To apply, please send a cover letter noting your experience and/or interest in capital punishment, resume, and legal writing sample in a single PDF to internships@deathpenaltyinfo.org. Please address your cover letter to Robin Maher, DPI’s Executive Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Legal research
• Writing memos on selected topics
• Monitoring litigation developments
• Conducting cross-jurisdictional analyses

Qualifications

Required

• Have completed at least one year of law school
• Interest in criminal legal issues, capital punishment

Skills

Required

• Legal research and writing
• Good attention to detail
• Strong time management
• Comfortability with spreadsheets

Experience

• Current Law Student