Judicial Internship Program U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission New York District Office

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) New York District Office has internship opportunities for undergraduate students  and graduate students.

Internship duties and assignments may include: reviewing correspondence to see if it alleges a claim under our laws; inputting data into our information management system; assisting in screening and interviewing individuals who seek to file a charge of employment discrimination; drafting charges of discrimination and creating charge files after interviewing parties and reviewing correspondence; responding to inquiries regarding potential charges; corresponding with charging parties or employers regarding charges of discrimination; reviewing and analyzing documents, records and evidence; contacting witnesses; and drafting interview questions.

Enforcement interns will receive training and then work primarily with an assigned investigator; receiving exposure to all aspects of the investigative process. Additionally, interns may have the opportunity to observe settlement conferences, mediation conferences, and fact-finding conferences.

The complexity of the work assigned may depend on workload demands and/or the student’s demonstrated abilities during the internship. While there may be some clerical work relating to the charge investigations, we are committed to giving students assignments to develop further their research, analytical or writing skills during their internships.

Applicants should have strong analytical, communication, research and writing skills; previous legal/government work experience is a plus, but not required.

During a semester, we prefer students who can commit a minimum of 10 hours per week. During the summer, we prefer students who can commit a minimum of 30 hours per week.

To Apply for an Enforcement Internship: Interested students should email a letter of interest (stating why you want to intern with the EEOC and why you think we should select you), resume, and transcript (unofficial transcript is fine. Please redact your social security number), and writing sample, preferably in a single .pdf, to: enforcement.internship@eeoc.gov.